ARGUE Definition & Meaning

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argue

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verb (used without object)

argued, arguing

to present reasons for or against a thing.
He argued in favor of capital punishment.
to contend in oral disagreement; dispute.
The senator argued with the president about the new tax bill.

verb (used with object)

argued, arguing

to state the reasons for or against.
The lawyers argued the case.
to maintain in reasoning.
to argue that the news report must be wrong.
to persuade, drive, etc., by reasoning.
to argue someone out of a plan.
to show; prove; imply; indicate.
His clothes argue poverty.

argue

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verb

(intr) to quarrel; wrangle
they were always arguing until I arrived
(intr; often foll by for or against) to present supporting or opposing reasons or cases in a dispute; reason
(tr; may take a clause as object) to try to prove by presenting reasons; maintain
(tr; often passive) to debate or discuss
the case was fully argued before agreement was reached
(tr) to persuade
he argued me into going
(tr) to give evidence of; suggest
her looks argue despair

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

arguer noun
counterargue verb
overargue verb
reargue verb
well-argued adjective
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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of argue¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French arguer, from Latin argūtāre, argūtārī “to babble, chatter,” frequentative of arguere “to prove, assert, accuse” (in Medieval Latin: “to argue, reason”)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of argue¹

C14: from Old French arguer to assert, charge with, from Latin arguere to make clear, accuse; related to Latin ��ū�ٳܲ� clear, argentum silver

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Example Sentences

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At the start of the year, the government dismissed calls for a national inquiry, arguing it had already been examined in a seven-year inquiry led by Professor Alexis Jay.

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Critics argue this provision encourages reckless behavior and endangers public safety.

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"No politician will tell it as it is," a former minister worries privately, arguing that none of our leading politicians are being open about the coming strain on our existing economic model.

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Warner argued the move violated its licensing deal.

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Hardline hawks inside Iran's security establishment have long argued that the best deterrence against future attacks by Israel or the US would be for it to acquire the nuclear bomb.

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To argue is to present reasons for or against a thing or to contend in oral disagreement. How does argue compare to discuss and debate? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

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