Main Entry:: ¹dis·pute
Pronunciation:: \di-ˈspyüt\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: dis·put·ed; dis·put·ing
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French desputer, from Latin disputare to discuss, from dis- + putare to think
Date:: 13th century

intransitive verb: to engage in argument : debate ; especially : to argue irritably or with irritating persistencetransitive verb1 a: to make the subject of disputation <legislators hotly disputed the bill> b: to call into question <her honesty was never disputed>2 a: to struggle against : oppose <disputed the advance of the invaders> b: to contend over <both sides disputed the bridgehead>

— dis·put·able

\di-ˈspyü-tə-bəl, ˈdis-pyə-\ adjective

— dis·put·ably

\-blē\ adverb

— dis·put·er noun

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