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counterargue

verb
/ˌkaʊntəˈɹɑːɡjuː/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Latin arguōder. Old French arguerbor. Middle English arguen English argue English counterargue From counter- + argue, on the pattern of counterargument.

  1. derived from arguere
  2. derived from arguer
  3. inherited from arguen
  4. prefixed as counterargue — “counter + argue”

Definitions

  1. Argue against, especially by opposition to and negation of opposing arguments (rather…

    Argue against, especially by opposition to and negation of opposing arguments (rather than the bolstering of one’s own position).

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