dispute
[dih-spyoot]
- to engage in argument or debate.
- to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel.
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- to argue or debate about; discuss.
- to argue against; call in question: to dispute a proposal.
- to quarrel or fight about; contest.
- to strive against; oppose: to dispute an advance of troops.
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- a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
- a wrangling argument; quarrel.
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Origin of dispute
Synonyms
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8. See argument.
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row, squabble, discord, wrangle, brawl, discussion, disagreement, misunderstanding, friction, controversy, feud, disturbance, strife, debate, conflict, quarrel, bickering, contend, deny, contestExamples from the Web for dispute
Contemporary Examples
Despite the strong language, however, the neither the JPO nor Lockheed could dispute a single fact in either Daily Beast report.
At least for now, because few things about this dispute are absolutely certain.
After two years, the dispute ended with an arbitration ruling in favor of Savage.
But only recently did this dispute spread to the lily-white slopes of a Montana ski resort.
But the outlines of that dispute spilled out into the open this week.
Historical Examples
But, if it be to ease her heart, and not to dispute my will, you may hear her out.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
But it was always my notion, that children should not dispute their parents' authority.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
The beauty of the Turkish women is still a matter of dispute.
I could not dispute the evidence of the bit of shivered glass.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
Now, where there is an et cetera in an agreement, there is always an opening for dispute.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
dispute
- to argue, debate, or quarrel about (something)
- (tr; may take a clause as object) to doubt the validity, etc, of
- (tr) to seek to win; contest for
- (tr) to struggle against; resist
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- an argument or quarrel
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Word Origin
C13: from Late Latin disputāre to contend verbally, from Latin: to discuss, from dis- 1 + putāre to think
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Word Origin and History for dispute
v.
c.1300, from Old French desputer (12c.) "dispute, fight over, contend for, discuss," from Latin disputare "weigh, examine, discuss, argue, explain," from dis- "separately" (see dis-) + putare "to count, consider," originally "to prune" (see pave).
Used in Vulgate in sense of "to argue, contend with words." Related: Disputable; disputed; disputing. The noun is not certainly recorded before 1590s (disputacioun in that sense is from late 14c.).
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Idioms and Phrases with dispute
dispute
see in dispute.
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