outargue

English

Alternative forms

• out-argue

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úd

Proto-Germanic *ūt

Proto-Germanic *ūt-

Old English ūt-

Middle English ut-

English out-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus

Proto-Italic *argus

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Italic *-ō

Proto-Italic *arguō

Latin arguōder.

Old French arguerbor.

Middle English arguen

English argue

English outargue

From out- + argue.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /aʊtˈɑːɡjuː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /aʊtˈɑɹɡju/

Verb

outargue (third-person singular simple present outargues, present participle outarguing, simple past and past participle outargued)

1. (transitive) To argue better than; to defeat in argument.

Translations

argue better than

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 駁倒 / 驳倒 (zh) (bódǎo)

• Dutch: gelijk krijgen
• Finnish: väitellä paremmin kuin, voittaa väittelyssä

Anagrams

• argue out