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Borrowed from Latin argūmentārī.

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argumentar (first-person singular present argumento, first-person singular preterite argumentí, past participle argumentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to argue (make a case for a point of view)

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From argumento (argument) +‎ -ar (compare Latin argūmentor, argūmentārī).

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argumentar (present tense argumentas, past tense argumentis, future tense argumentos, imperative argumentez, conditional argumentus)

  1. (transitive) to argue (a case), to try to prove something

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  • argumentar in Ido-English Dictionary by L. H. Dyer, 1924

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Learned borrowing from Latin argūmentārī.

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.ɡu.mẽˈtaɾ/ [ɐɾ.ɣu.mẽˈtaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.ɡu.mẽˈta.ɾi/ [ɐɾ.ɣu.mẽˈta.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: ar‧gu‧men‧tar

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argumentar (first-person singular present argumento, first-person singular preterite argumentei, past participle argumentado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to debate; to argue (put forth arguments)
    Argumentara contra a lei proposta.He had argued against the proposed law.

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Borrowed from Latin argūmentārī.

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  • IPA(key): /aɾɡumenˈtaɾ/ [aɾ.ɣ̞u.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ar‧gu‧men‧tar

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argumentar (first-person singular present argumento, first-person singular preterite argumenté, past participle argumentado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to argue (to make a case for a point of view)
  2. (transitive) to dispute
    Synonym: disputar

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