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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Argue \Ar"gue\, verb (used with an object)
1. To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued.
2. To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning.
So many laws argue so many sins. --Milton.
3. To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a different opinion.
4. To blame; to accuse; to charge with. [Obs.]
Thoughts and expressions . . . which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality. --Dryden.
Syn: to reason; evince; discuss; debate; expostulate; remonstrate; controvert.
Usage: 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.
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.
Unskilled to argue, in dispute yet loud, Bold without caution, without honors proud. --Falconer.
Betwixt the dearest friends to raise debate. --Dryden.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Argue \Ar"gue\, verb (used without an object) [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.
I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will. --Milton.
2. To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; -- followed by with; as, you may argue with your friend without convincing him.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
argue
verb
1: present reasons and arguments [syn: {reason}]
2: have an argument about something [syn: {contend}, {debate}, {fence}]
3: give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" [syn: {indicate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
163 Moby Thesaurus words for "argue": affirm, agitate, allege, altercate, analyze, announce, annunciate, approve, argufy, assert, assever, asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, balk, bandy words, be construed as, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, bespeak, betoken, bicker, breathe, canvass, cavil, characterize, choplogic, claim, clash, conflict, connote, contend, contest, convince, cross swords, cut and thrust, debate, declare, defend, demonstrate, demur, denominate, denote, differ, differentiate, disaccord, disagree, discept, disclose, discuss, display, dispute, dissent, dissuade, entail, enunciate, establish, evidence, evince, exhibit, expostulate, express, fight, furnish evidence, give and take, give evidence, give indication of, give token, go to show, hassle, have, have it out, highlight, hint, hold, identify, illustrate, imply, import, indicate, insist, investigate, involve, issue a manifesto, jib, join issue, justify, lay down, lock horns, logomachize, maintain, manifest, manifesto, mark, mean, moot, note, object, persuade, pettifog, plead, point to, polemicize, polemize, predicate, prevail upon, proclaim, profess, pronounce, protest, prove, put, put it, quarrel, quibble, reason, refer to, remonstrate, reveal, review, row, say, scrap, set down, set forth, show, show signs of, sift, signalize, signify, spar, speak, speak for itself, speak out, speak up, speak volumes, spell, squabble, stand for, stand on, state, study, submit, suggest, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, take sides, talk, talk out of, tell, tend to show, testify, thrash out, try conclusions, ventilate, vindicate, warrant, witness, wrangle
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