argue

/ˈär-(ˌ)gyü/

Middle English arguen "to present reasons or arguments, assert," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French arguer, borrowed from Latin arguere "to show, demonstrate, allege, bring a charge against, convict," probably going back to Indo-European *horǵ-u-i̯e- "make clear" (whence also Hittite arkuu̯ae- "make a plea"), derivative of *herǵ- "bright, white"

verb

  1. to give reasons for or against something : reason

  2. to contend or disagree in words : dispute

  3. to give evidence of : indicate

argue for a new policy

discuss argue debate mean to discourse about in order to reach conclusions or to convince. discuss implies a sifting of possibilities especially by presenting considerations pro and con. argue implies the offering of reasons or evidence in support of convictions already held.

idiom

  1. to argue or disagree about something that is not important, that cannot be changed, etc.

idiom

  1. one can't deny the fact of

You can't argue with her success.