out-arguev.
/ˌaʊtˈɑːɡjuː/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈɑrɡju/ transitive. To defeat or get the better of in argument.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > completely
to put silence toc1384
to put (a person or thing) to silencea1464
convell1536
silence1592
to reduce (a person or thing) to silence1605
explode1629
to fetch overa1640
out-argue1662
ruin1665
settle1849
scuttle1888
skyrocket1928
banjax1956
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat > by argument
outwrangle1589
out-argue1662
to dump on (occasionally all over)1967
1662 Duchess of Newcastle Youths Glory i. i, in Playes Written 125 Come, come Wife, the Girls wit will out-argue both ours.
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xvi. 100 Out-argued, out-talented.
1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1778 II. 192 Johnson: Though we cannot out-vote them we will out-argue them.
1809 S. Smith Methodism in Wks. (1854) I. 295 Such men..cannot understand when they are out-argued.
1897 B. Stoker Dracula vi. 66 If he can't out-argue them he bullies them, and then takes their silence for agreement with his views.
1939 Florida: Guide to Southernmost State (Federal Writers' Project) iii. 367 The Devil, realizing he couldn't out-argue God, said: ‘Well, if it ain't no turtle it'll go for one sure enough.’
1995 G. Vidal Palimpsest 50 Some thought it was humiliation at being out-argued by a lawyer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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