Tra từ argue - Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

ar·gue (ärʹgyo͞o)v. ar·gued, ar·gu·ing, ar·guesv. tr.
1. To put forth reasons for or against; debate: “It is time to stop arguing tax-rate reductions and to enact them” (Paul Craig Roberts).
2. To attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain or contend:
The speaker argued that more immigrants should be admitted to the country.
3. To give evidence of; indicate: “Similarities cannot always be used to argue descent” (Isaac Asimov).
4. To persuade or influence (another), as by presenting reasons:
argued the clerk into lowering the price.v. intr.
1. To put forth reasons for or against something:
argued for dismissal of the case; argued against an immediate counterattack.
2. To engage in a quarrel; dispute. [Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin argūtāre, to babble, chatter, frequentative of arguere, to make clear. See arg- in Indo-European Roots.] arʹgu·er n.
Synonyms: argue, quarrel¹, wrangle, squabble, bicker
These verbs denote verbal exchange expressing conflict. To argue is to present reasons or facts in order to persuade someone of something: “I am not arguing with you—I am telling you” (James McNeill Whistler). Quarrel stresses hostility: The children quarreled over whose turn it was to wash the dishes. Wrangle refers to loud, contentious argument: “audiences... who can be overheard wrangling about film facts in restaurants and coffee houses” (Sheila Benson). Squabble suggests petty or trivial argument: “The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin... would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities” (Theodore Roosevelt). Bicker connotes sharp, persistent, bad-tempered exchange: The senators bickered about the President's tax proposal for weeks. See also synonyms at discuss See also synonyms at indicate