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verb

1. To put forth reasons for or against something, often excitedly: contend, debate, dispute, moot. See affirm/deny/argue, words.
2. To engage in a quarrel: bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle. Informal hassle, tangle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See conflict/cooperation.
3. To put into words positively and with conviction: affirm, allege, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state. Idioms: have it. See affirm/deny/argue.
4. To give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of: attest, bespeak, betoken, indicate, mark, point to, testify, witness. See show/hide.

phrasal verb - argue into

To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way: bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into. See persuasion/dissuasion.

v

Definition: discuss
Antonyms: abstain, keep quiet, keep silent

v

Definition: try to convince; present support
Antonyms: agree, comply

v

Definition: verbally fight
Antonyms: agree, harmonize, ignore, overlook

IN BRIEF: v. - To present reasons to support or overthrow a proposition; To dispute.

Don't argue about difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves. — Winston Churchill

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For a list of words related to argue, see:

• Judgments Pro and Con - argue: dispute or contend; give reasons pro or con; discuss; give evidence for or against
• Judgments and Critiques - argue: (vb) give reasons pro and con
• Opposition, Disagreement, and Attack - argue: (vb) dispute, contend

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - argumentere med, fremføre, anføre, gøre gældende
v. intr. - debattere, diskutere, skændes

idioms:

• argue someone out of    tale nogen fra, overtale nogen til ikke at

Nederlands (Dutch)
twisten, (bek)vechten, onenigheid hebben, overreden, beweren, betogen, stellen, (be) redeneren, doorpraten

Français (French)
v. tr. - persuader/dissuader qn de, discuter, débattre, dénoter, indiquer, soutenir, affirmer que
v. intr. - se disputer, argumenter contre qn/sur qch, (Jur, etc) témoigner contre/en faveur de

idioms:

• argue someone out of    persuader/dissuader qn de

Deutsch (German)
v. - darlegen, argumentieren, verteidigen, erörtern, sich streiten

idioms:

• argue someone out of    jdn. von etwas Überzeugen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λογομαχώ, συζητώ, επιχειρηματολογώ, προβάλλω επιχειρήματα ή αποδεικνύω με επιχειρήματα, αμφισβητώ, διατείνομαι, ισχυρίζομαι, αποδεικνύω

idioms:

• argue someone out of    μεταπείθω

Italiano (Italian)
argomentare, sostenere, perorare, spiegare, litigare

idioms:

• argue about    discutere su
• argue over    litigare su

Português (Portuguese)
v. - discutir, sustentar, questionar, demonstrar, disputar, contestar

idioms:

• argue about    discutir sobre
• argue over    discutir sobre
• argue someone out of    questionar alguém sobre

Русский (Russian)
спорить, утверждать, приводить доводы, убеждать, доказывать

idioms:

• argue about    спорить о чем-либо
• argue over    спорить из-за чего-либо
• argue someone out of    уговорить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - argüir, sostener, mantener, persuadir, demostrar, razonar, argumentar, discutir, disputar
v. intr. - argüir, razonar, argumentar, discutir

idioms:

• argue someone out of    disuadir a alguien de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - anföra, tvista, döma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
辩论, 认为, 主张, 议论, 说服, 争论

idioms:

• argue someone out of    说服某人不做某事

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 辯論, 認為, 主張, 議論, 說服
v. intr. - 辯論, 爭論

idioms:

• argue someone out of    說服某人不做某事

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 논하다, 라고 주장하다, 을 설득하다
v. intr. - 논하다

idioms:

• argue someone out of    설득해 단념 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 論ずる, 論争する, 説き伏せる, 示す, 論じる, 議論する, 言い争う

idioms:

• argue about    論争する
• argue over    論じる, 言い争う
• argue someone out of    人を説得してやめさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجادل, يناقش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טען, נימק, הוכיח‬
v. intr. - ‮התווכח, התפלמס‬

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