a. Capable of being argued; admitting of debate. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

v. t. & i. [ Argue + -fy. ] 1. To argue pertinaciously. [ Colloq. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To signify. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., dim of Argus. ] (Zool.) A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See Branchiura. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. argument, L. argumentum, fr. arguere to argue. ] 1. Proof; evidence. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

There is.. no more palpable and convincing argument of the existence of a Deity. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Why, then, is it made a badge of wit and an argument of parts for a man to commence atheist, and to cast off all belief of providence, all awe and reverence for religion? South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The argument is about things, but names. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem. [ 1913 Webster ]

You and love are still my argument. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The abstract or argument of the piece. Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Shields ] with boastful argument portrayed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Matter for question; business in hand. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Sheathed their swords for lack of argument. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Astron.) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Math.) The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. argumentari. ] To make an argument; to argue. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. argumentabilis. ] Admitting of argument. [ R. ] Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. argumentalis. ] Of, pertaining to, or containing, argument; argumentative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. argumentatio, from argumentari: cf. F. argumentation. ] 1. The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true. [ 1913 Webster ]

Which manner of argumentation, how false and naught it is, . . . every man that hath with perceiveth. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Debate; discussion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Reasoning; discussion; controversy. See Reasoning. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer. [ 1913 Webster ]

--Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To argue or discuss. [ Obs. ] Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ L. Argus, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (Argus giganteus) is remarkable for the great length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the male. The species Argus Grayi inhabits Borneo. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A species of shell (Cypræa argus), beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. argutatio. See Argue. ] Caviling; subtle disputation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. argutus, p. p. of arguere. See Argue. ] 1. Sharp; shrill. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sagacious; acute; subtle; shrewd. [ 1913 Webster ]

The active preacher . . . the argue schoolman. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a subtle; shrewdly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Acuteness. Dryden. [ 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 ]

{ ‖ } [ L. pygargus, Gr. &unr_;, literally, white rump; &unr_; the rump + white: cf. F. pygargue. ] 1. (Zool.) A quadruped, probably the addax, an antelope having a white rump. Deut. xiv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) The female of the hen harrier. (b) The sea eagle. [ 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 ]

n. An arguing over again, as of a motion made in court. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

n. [ L. redargutio. ] The act of redarguing; refutation. [ Obs. or R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Targums Heb. Targumim [ Chald. targūm interpretation, fr. targēm to interpret. Cf. Truchman, and Dragoman. ] A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or dialect. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The writer of a Targum; one versed in the Targums. [ 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. ]