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verb (used without object), dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing. to engage in argument or debate.
to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel.
verb (used with object), dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing. to argue or debate about; discuss.
to argue against; call in question: to dispute a proposal.
to quarrel or fight about; contest.
to strive against; oppose: to dispute an advance of troops.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
a wrangling argument; quarrel.
Origin of dispute 1275–1325; Middle English (<Anglo-French, Old French desputer ) <Latin disputāre to argue a point, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative
SYNONYMS FOR dispute 2 bicker, squabble.
8 disputation, altercation, wrangle, bickering, squabble.
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synonym study for dispute 8 . See argument.
OTHER WORDS FROM dispute dis·pute·less, adjective dis·put·er, noun pre·dis·pute, noun, verb, pre·dis·put·ed, pre·dis·put·ing. re·dis·pute, verb, re·dis·put·ed, re·dis·put·ing.
un·dis·put·ed, adjective un·dis·put·ed·ly, adverb un·dis·put·ing, adjective well-dis·put·ed, adjective
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dispute dispute , refuteWords nearby dispute Dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute , disqualification, disqualify, disquantity, disquiet, disquieting
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Example sentences from the Web for dispute Compounding the performance issues, however, are personnel dispute s.
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The move will be seen in Ethiopia as a definite show of support for its rivals in the dispute , in particular Egypt.
The US is considering cutting foreign assistance to Ethiopia over dam dispute with Egypt | Zecharias Zelalem| August 29, 2020| Quartz
Despite the strong language, however, the neither the JPO nor Lockheed could dispute a single fact in either Daily Beast report.
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At least for now, because few things about this dispute are absolutely certain.
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After two years, the dispute ended with an arbitration ruling in favor of Savage.
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But only recently did this dispute spread to the lily-white slopes of a Montana ski resort.
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But the outlines of that dispute spilled out into the open this week.
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Now you will no longer dare to prevent me from claiming my rights or dispute my legal title.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2) | Alexandre Dumas pre
They did not dispute the matter with him and retired quietly.
Before and after Waterloo | Edward Stanley
I request gentlemen to reflect, whether this is not, in point of fact, an abandonment of the other points in dispute ?
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) | Various
It is probable that Oliver would have consented to this change, but a dispute arose upon the control of the army.
A Student's History of England, v. 2 (of 3) | Samuel R. Gardiner.
Miss Nightingale could not, then, regard the dispute as a trifle.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2 | Edward Tyas Cook
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British Dictionary definitions for dispute verb (dɪˈspjuːt ) to argue, debate, or quarrel about (something)
(tr; may take a clause as object) to doubt the validity, etc, of
(tr) to seek to win; contest for
(tr) to struggle against; resist
noun (dɪˈspjuːt , ˈdɪspjuːt )
Derived forms of dispute disputer , noun Word Origin for dispute C13: from Late Latin disputāre to contend verbally, from Latin: to discuss, from dis- 1 + putāre to think
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