argue 
ar·gue (är′gyo̵̅o̅)
intransitive verb argued -·gued, arguing -·gu·ing
- to give reasons (for or against a proposal, proposition, etc.)
- to have a disagreement; quarrel; dispute
Etymology: ME arguen < OFr arguer < VL argutare, for L argutari, to prattle, freq. of arguere, to make clear, prove < IE base *ar(e)g-, gleaming (see argent); OFr meaning and form infl. by arguere
transitive verb
- to give reasons for and against; discuss; debate
- to try to prove by giving reasons; maintain; contend
- to give evidence of; seem to prove; indicate his manners argue a good upbringing
- to persuade (into or out of an opinion, etc.) by giving reasons
argue
v.
To endeavor to convince
plead, appeal, assert, maintain, claim, hold, explain, justify, elucidate, present, show, support, reason with, dispute, contend, oppose, demonstrate, establish, join issue, make a case for, put up an argument*. To discuss
debate, discuss, talk about, clarify; see sense 1, discuss.To quarrel
dispute, contend, fight, bicker; see quarrel. See syn. study atdiscuss.
Object
- entrepreneurship: It argues that entrepreneurship can be seen as a special form of employability.
- case: We urge DCMS to strongly argue the case for an improved SSA for libraries in the current Spending Review.
- 'it: Mr Pring argues that âit is all about availability of loans and interest rates.
- merit: None of the projects seem to argue the merits of this approach.
- point: Do you think you can argue a point of view with clarity?
Preposition: that
- conservative: Danny Kruger argues that the Conservatives need to be the Wikipedia party, compared to Labor's Encyclopedia Galactica.
Modifying Another Word
- convincingly: Vegetarian Diet - So Easy to Follow This guide argues convincingly that meat and dairy are the worst foods to feed to children.
- cogently: Phillips cogently argues that it also directly impacts on presidential elections and on American foreign policy.
Used with why or when
- that: Argentina are still favorites, and to argue that would seem ' silly ' to some people.
Preposition: in
- favor: Fred Harrison argues in favor of taxing land rather than income.
Preposition: for
- interpretation: There may also be circumstances in which the Board would find it necessary to argue for a different interpretation in appeal proceedings.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours.
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
I count our progress by the extent to which what we cried in the wilderness five and thirty years ago has now become part of the assumptions of the ordinary man and woman It is better to argue from what has been done to what may be done, rather than to suggest that very little has been accomplished.
You can't argue with a river, it isgoing to flow.You can dam it upput it to useful purposesdeflect it, but you can't argue with it.
The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot.
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