counter-argue

count·er-ar·gue

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koun-ter ahr-gyoo]
- /ˈkaʊn tər ˈɑr gyu/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koun-ter ahr-gyoo]
- /ˈkaʊn tər ˈɑr gyu/

Definitions of counter-argue word

verb without object counter-argue to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment. 1
verb without object counter-argue to contend in oral disagreement; dispute: The senator argued with the president about the new tax bill. 1
verb with object counter-argue to state the reasons for or against: The lawyers argued the case. 1
verb with object counter-argue to maintain in reasoning: to argue that the news report must be wrong. 1
verb with object counter-argue to persuade, drive, etc., by reasoning: to argue someone out of a plan. 1
verb with object counter-argue to show; prove; imply; indicate: His clothes argue poverty. 1

See all 6 definitions of counter-argue

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Origin of counter-argue

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French arguer < Latin argūtāre, -ārī, frequentative of arguere to prove, assert, accuse (Medieval Latin: argue, reason), though Latin frequentative form attested only in sense “babble, chatter”

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Parts of speech for Counter-argue

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Counter-argue

counter-argue popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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