ARGUE


Meaning of ARGUE in English

— arguer , n.

/ahr"gyooh/ , v. , argued, arguing .

v.i.

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.

v.t.

3. to state the reasons for or against: The lawyers argued the case.

4. to maintain in reasoning: to argue that the news report must be wrong.

5. to persuade, drive, etc., by reasoning: to argue someone out of a plan.

6. to show; prove; imply; indicate: His clothes argue poverty.

[ 1275-1325; ME arguer argutare, -ari, freq. of arguere to prove, assert, accuse (ML: argue, reason), though L freq. form attested only in sense "babble, chatter" ]

Syn. 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, esp. on public questions: to debate a proposed amendment.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .