argue
[ ahr-gyoo ]
/ ˈɑr gyu /
verb (used without object), ar·gued, ar·gu·ing.
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), ar·gued, ar·gu·ing.
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.
Origin of argue
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French
arguer < Latin
argūtāre, -ārī, frequentative of
arguere to prove, assert, accuse (Medieval Latin: argue, reason), though Latin frequentative form attested only in sense “babble, chatter”
synonym study for argue
1, 2.
Argue,
debate,
discuss imply using reasons or proofs to support or refute an assertion, proposition, or principle.
Argue implies presenting one's reasons:
The scientists argued for a safer testing procedure; it may also imply disputing in an angry or excited way:
His parents argue all the time. To
discuss is to present varied opinions and views:
to discuss ways and means. To
debate is to interchange formal (usually opposing) arguments, especially on public questions:
to debate a proposed amendment.
OTHER WORDS FROM argue
Words nearby argue
argosy,
argot,
argovie,
arguable,
arguably,
argue,
argufy,
argument,
argumentation,
argumentative,
argumentum
Example sentences from the Web for argue
British Dictionary definitions for argue
argue
/ (ˈɑːɡjuː) /
verb -gues, -guing or -gued
(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
Derived forms of argue
arguer, nounWord Origin for argue
C14: from Old French
arguer to assert, charge with, from Latin
arguere to make clear, accuse; related to Latin
argūtus clear,
argentum silver