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Argue   /ˈɑrgju/   Listen
verb
Argue  v. t.  
1.
To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued.
2.
To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning. "So many laws argue so many sins."
3.
To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a different opinion.
4.
To blame; to accuse; to charge with. (Obs.) "Thoughts and expressions... which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality."
Synonyms: to reason; evince; discuss; debate; expostulate; remonstrate; controvert. To Argue, Dispute, Debate. These words, as here compared, suppose a contest between two parties in respect to some point at issue. To argue is to adduce arguments or reasons in support of one's cause or position. To dispute is to call in question or deny the statements or arguments of the opposing party. To debate is to strive for or against in a somewhat formal manner by arguments. "Men of many words sometimes argue for the sake of talking; men of ready tongues frequently dispute for the sake of victory; men in public life often debate for the sake of opposing the ruling party, or from any other motive than the love of truth." "Unskilled to argue, in dispute yet loud, Bold without caution, without honors proud." "Betwixt the dearest friends to raise debate."


Argue  v. i.  (past & past part. argued; pres. part. arguing)  
1.
To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason. "I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will."
2.
To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; followed by with; as, you may argue with your friend without convincing him.





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"Argue" Quotes from Famous Books



... You argue that the Boers, when their regular armies were defeated some considerable time ago, should have surrendered, given up the struggle, and not have resorted to a prolongation of the contest by guerilla methods. In support of this you cite ...
— The American Revolution and the Boer War, An Open Letter to Mr. Charles Francis Adams on His Pamphlet "The Confederacy and the Transvaal" • Sydney G. Fisher
... Duncan, and his lip curled with scorn. "There's only one way to argue with you fellows. Ball, if you or any other boy repeat that word, I'll thrash him. Here, Monty, come ...
— Eric, or Little by Little • Frederic W. Farrar
... in spite of Auntie Sue's oft-repeated assurances that no publisher could fail to recognize the value of his work. And, to be entirely truthful, Brian himself, deep down in his heart, felt a certainty that his work would receive recognition. But, still, he would argue with himself, his feeling of confidence might very well be due to the dear old gentlewoman's enthusiastic faith in him rather than in any merit in the book itself; and it was a well-established fact—to all unpublished writers at least—that publishers are ...
— The Re-Creation of Brian Kent • Harold Bell Wright
... flattering circumstances, some people argue, may easily spoil a man, and make him vain. But, no; they do not spoil him, they make him on the contrary—better; they purify his mind, and he must thereby feel an impulse, a wish, to deserve all that he enjoys. At my parting- audience with the queen, she gave me a ...
— The True Story of My Life • Hans Christian Andersen
... the boy had nothing to do with the robbery last night. I don't wish to argue or dispute with a lady, but I shall be compelled to question HOW you know so much. ...
— Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective - Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express • Frank Pinkerton


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