redargue

[ ri-dahr-gyoo ]

verb (used with object),red·ar·gued, red·ar·gu·ing.Archaic.
  1. to prove wrong or invalid; disprove; refute.

Origin of redargue

1
1350–1400; Middle English redarguen to rebuke (<Old French redargüer) <Latin redarguere, equivalent to red-red- + arguere to argue

Other words from redargue

  • red·ar·gu·tion, noun

Words Nearby redargue

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