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dis⋅pute

  [di-spyoot] verb, -put⋅ed, -put⋅ing, noun
Use dispute in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to engage in argument or debate.
2. to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel.
–verb (used with object)
3. to argue or debate about; discuss.
4. to argue against; call in question: to dispute a proposal.
5. to quarrel or fight about; contest.
6. to strive against; oppose: to dispute an advance of troops.
–noun
7. a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
8. a wrangling argument; quarrel.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME (< AF, OF desputer) < L disputāre to argue a point, equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative

Related forms:
dis⋅pute⋅less, adjective
dis⋅put⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. bicker, squabble. 8. disputation, altercation, wrangle, bickering, squabble. See argument.
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dis·pute   (dĭ-spyōōt')   
v.   dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing, dis·putes

v.   tr.

  1. To argue about; debate.

  2. To question the truth or validity of; doubt: Her friends disputed her intentions.

  3. To strive to win (a prize, for example); contest for: Our team disputed the visitors' claim to the championship.

  4. To strive against; resist: disputed the actions of his competitors.

v.   intr.

  1. To engage in discussion or argument; debate. See Synonyms at discuss.

  2. To quarrel angrily.

n.  

  1. A verbal controversy; a debate.

  2. An angry altercation; a quarrel. See Synonyms at argument.


[Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer, from Latin disputāre, to examine : dis-, apart; see dis- + putāre, to reckon; see pau-2 in Indo-European roots.]
dis·put'er n.
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Word Origin & History

dispute 
c.1225 (implied in disputing), from O.Fr. desputer (12c.), from L. disputare "examine, discuss, argue," from dis- "separately" + putare "to count, consider." Used in Vulgate in sense of "to argue, contend with words."
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·pute
Pronunciation: di-'spyüt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: dis·put·ed; dis·put·ing
intransitive verb : to engage in a dispute <disputing with management over contract terms> transitive verb : to engage in a dispute over <disputing the correct application of the contract provision>; especially : to oppose by argument or assertion <disputed changes to the grievance procedure> —dis·put·able /di-'spyü-t&-b&l, 'dis-py&-t&-b&l/ adjective

Main Entry: dispute
Function: noun
: an assertion of opposing views or claims : a disagreement as to rights; especially : one that is the subject of proceedings for resolution (as arbitration)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

dispute

see in dispute.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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