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   Ar·gue

   /ˈärɡyo͞o/

   

   verb

   • 1. give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one's view: "“It stands to reason,” she argued" Similar contendassertdeclaremaintainstateproclaimadvanceinsistholdclaimaveravowreasonattestexpostulatetestifyswearcertifypropoundsubmitpositpostulateadducemoveadvocateopineallegemake a case forgive reasons fordefendexplainvindicatejustifytechnical:deposerepresentrare:asseverate
   • ▪ persuade someone to do or not to do (something) by giving reasons: "I tried to argue him out of it"
   • 2. exchange or express diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way: "I wasn't going to argue with a gun" Similar quarreldisagreerowsquabblebickerfightwrangledisputefeudhave a rowbandy wordshave wordscross swordslock hornsbe at each other's throatsdissentclashdifferbe at oddsinformal:fall outscrapargy-bargyargufyspatgo at it hammer and tongsfight like cat and dogarchaic:altercate

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French arguer, from Latin argutari ‘prattle’, frequentative of arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. arguer noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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