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 verb 1 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