v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Argued p. pr. & vb. n. Arguing. ] [ OE. arguen, F. arguer, fr. L. argutare, freq. of arguere to make clear; from the same root as E. argent. ] 1. To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason. [ 1913 Webster ]

I argue not
Against Heaven's hand or will. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; -- followed by with; as, you may argue with your friend without convincing him. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning. [ 1913 Webster ]

So many laws argue so many sins. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a different opinion. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To blame; to accuse; to charge with. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thoughts and expressions . . . which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- to reason; evince; discuss; debate; expostulate; remonstrate; controvert. -- To Argue, Dispute, Debate. These words, as here compared, suppose a contest between two parties in respect to some point at issue. To argue is to adduce arguments or reasons in support of one's cause or position. To dispute is to call in question or deny the statements or arguments of the opposing party. To debate is to strive for or against in a somewhat formal manner by arguments. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men of many words sometimes argue for the sake of talking; men of ready tongues frequently dispute for the sake of victory; men in public life often debate for the sake of opposing the ruling party, or from any other motive than the love of truth. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unskilled to argue, in dispute yet loud,
Bold without caution, without honors proud. Falconer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Betwixt the dearest friends to raise debate. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who argues; a reasoner; a disputant. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Scot., contr. fr. day work. ] A day's work; also, a fixed amount of work, whether more or less than that of a day. [ Local, Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., a pearl, a daisy. See Margarite. ] (Bot.) The daisy (Bellis perennis). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To surpass or conquer in argument. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To argue anew or again; as, This politician will be forced into re-arguing an old national campaign. Usually used without the hyphen. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Redargued p. pr. & vb. n. Redarguing. ] [ L. redarguere; pref. red-, re- re- + arguere to accuse, charge with: cf. F. rédarguer. ] To disprove; to refute; toconfute; to reprove; to convict. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

How shall I . . . suffer that God should redargue me at doomsday, and the angels reproach my lukewarmness? Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now this objection to the immediate cognition of external objects has, as far as I know, been redargued in three different ways. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not argued or debated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not argued against; undisputed. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not censured. [ A Latinism. Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Said to be fr. Vargas, name of a village in Spain. ] (Art) A decorative cabinet, of a form originating in Spain, the body being rectangular and supported on legs or an ornamental framework and the front opening downwards on hinges to serve as a writing desk. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]