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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•put•a•ble (di spyo̅o̅′tə bəl, dis′pyŏŏ-),USA pronunciation adj. - capable of being disputed;
debatable; questionable.
- Latin disputābilis, equivalent. to disput- (see dispute) + -ābilis -able
- 1540–50
dis•put′a•bil′i•ty, dis•put′a•ble•ness, n. dis•put′a•bly, adv. controvertible, doubtful, dubious, uncertain. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: disputable /dɪˈspjuːtəbəl ˈdɪspjʊtə-/ adj - capable of being argued; debatable
disˌputaˈbility, disˈputableness n disˈputably adv WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•pute /dɪˈspyut/USA pronunciation v., -put•ed, -put•ing, n. v. - to be in an argument or debate;
argue: [no object]The school board members spend their time disputing and getting nothing done.[~ + with + object]We were disputing with the committee on how to proceed. - to argue or debate about;
argue against; call (something) in question: [~ + object]The accountant disputes the figures you gave her.[~ + that clause]The administration does not dispute that the cuts in personnel will hurt good service. n. - debate, controversy, or difference of opinion: [countable]The dispute concerns capital punishment.[uncountable]much dispute over how to inspect nuclear weapons-producing plants.
- a quarrel;
a fight:[countable]a loud dispute in the middle of the night. dis•put•a•ble, adj. See -pute-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•pute (di spyo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation v., -put•ed, -put•ing, n. v.i. - to engage in argument or debate.
- to argue vehemently;
wrangle or quarrel. v.t. - 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. n. - a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
- a wrangling argument;
quarrel.
- Latin disputāre to argue a point, equivalent. to dis- dis-1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative
- Anglo-French, Old French desputer)
- Middle English (1275–1325
dis•pute′less, adj. dis•put′er, n. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bicker, squabble.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disputation, altercation, wrangle, bickering, squabble. See argument.
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