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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.
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Disputes
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noun
7.
a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
8.
a wrangling argument; quarrel.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English (< Anglo-French, Old French desputer) < Latin disputāre to argue a point, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative
1275–1325; Middle English (< Anglo-French, Old French desputer) < Latin disputāre to argue a point, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative
Related forms
dis·pute·less, adjective
dis·put·er, noun
pre·dis·pute, noun, verb, -put·ed, -put·ing.
re·dis·pute, verb, -put·ed, -put·ing.
un·dis·put·ed, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
2. bicker, squabble. 8. disputation, altercation, wrangle, bickering, squabble. See argument.
2. bicker, squabble. 8. disputation, altercation, wrangle, bickering, squabble. See argument.
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Word Origin & History
dispute
early 13c., from O.Fr. desputer (12c.), from L. disputare "examine, discuss, argue," from dis- "separately" + putare "to count, consider," originally "to prune" (see pave). Used in Vulgate in sense of "to argue, contend with words." Related: Disputed; disputing.
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