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argue

[ ahr-gyoo ]

verb (used without object)

argued, arguing.
  1. to present reasons for or against a thing:

    He argued in favor of capital punishment.

  2. to contend in oral disagreement; dispute:

    The senator argued with the president about the new tax bill.



verb (used with object)

argued, arguing.
  1. to state the reasons for or against:

    The lawyers argued the case.

  2. to maintain in reasoning:

    to argue that the news report must be wrong.

  3. to persuade, drive, etc., by reasoning:

    to argue someone out of a plan.

  4. to show; prove; imply; indicate:

    His clothes argue poverty.

argue

/ 藞蓱藧伞箩耻藧 /

verb

  1. intr to quarrel; wrangle

    they were always arguing until I arrived

  2. intr; often foll by for or against to present supporting or opposing reasons or cases in a dispute; reason
  3. tr; may take a clause as object to try to prove by presenting reasons; maintain
  4. tr; often passive to debate or discuss

    the case was fully argued before agreement was reached

  5. tr to persuade

    he argued me into going

  6. tr to give evidence of; suggest

    her looks argue despair

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞补谤驳耻别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补谤顎僩耻路别谤 noun
  • 肠辞耻苍顎卼别谤路补谤顎僩耻别 verb counterargued counterarguing
  • 辞顎卾别谤路补谤顎僩耻别 verb overargued overarguing
  • 谤别路补谤顎僩耻别 verb reargued rearguing
  • 飞别濒濒顎-补谤顎僩耻别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of argue1

First recorded in 1275鈥1325; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French arguer, from Latin arg奴t膩re, arg奴t膩r墨 鈥渢o babble, chatter,鈥 frequentative of arguere 鈥渢o prove, assert, accuse鈥 (in Medieval Latin: 鈥渢o argue, reason鈥)
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亚洲网紅露点 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 补谤驳奴迟耻蝉 clear, argentum silver
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The case has become a rallying point for Bolsonaro supporters, who view Rodrigues as a victim of political persecution, and argue that the Supreme Court has become too powerful and partisan.

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As a physician, I would be hard-pressed to argue for rolling back anything that saves lives.

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Critics argue that foreign cash buys influence over American students and wedges open a back door to American intellectual property for foreign governments.

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Attorneys for the students have argued that the revocations violate the students' legal rights, and the fear of detention has prevented them from fulfilling their studies.

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Commentators who describe this as a win for South America argue that the higher US tariffs on China, and on Canada and Mexico, could make South American goods more attractive to US and global buyers.

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