| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To engage in a quarrel: argue, bicker, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle. Informal : hassle, tangle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See CONFLICT. 2. To put forth reasons for or against something, often excitedly: argue, debate, dispute, moot. See AFFIRM, WORDS. 3. To put into words positively and with conviction: affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, declare, hold, maintain, say, state. Idioms: have it. See AFFIRM. 4. To strive against (others) for victory: compete, contest, emulate, rival, vie. See CONFLICT. 5. To strive in opposition: battle, combat, duel, fight, struggle, tilt, war, wrestle. See CONFLICT.
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