argue
verb
[ ˈɑːɡjuː ]
• give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one's view.
• "sociologists argue that inequalities in industrial societies are being reduced"
Similar:
contend,
assert,
declare,
maintain,
state,
proclaim,
advance,
insist,
hold,
claim,
aver,
avow,
reason,
attest,
expostulate,
testify,
swear,
certify,
propound,
submit,
posit,
postulate,
adduce,
move,
advocate,
opine,
allege,
make a case for,
give reasons for,
defend,
explain,
vindicate,
justify,
depose,
represent,
asseverate,
• exchange or express diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way.
• "the two men started arguing in a local pub"
Similar:
quarrel,
disagree,
row,
squabble,
bicker,
fight,
wrangle,
dispute,
feud,
have a row,
bandy words,
have words,
cross swords,
lock horns,
be at each other's throats,
dissent,
clash,
differ,
be at odds,
fall out,
scrap,
argy-bargy,
argufy,
spat,
go at it hammer and tongs,
fight like cat and dog,
altercate,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French arguer, from Latin argutari ‘prattle’, frequentative of arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’.
