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dispute
VERB:

1. to engage in argument or debate.

2. to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel.

3. to argue or debate about; discuss.

4. to argue against; call in question:
to dispute a proposal.

5. to quarrel or fight about; contest.

6. to strive against; oppose:
to dispute an advance of troops.

7. to argue, debate, or quarrel about (something).

8. to doubt the validity, etc, of.

9. to seek to win; contest for.

10. to struggle against; resist.

11. to engage in argument; debate—especially, to argue irritably or with irritating persistence.

12. to make the subject of verbal controversy or disputation:
Legislators hotly disputed the bill.

13. to call into question or cast doubt upon:
Her honesty was never disputed; The witness disputed the defendant's claim.

14. to struggle against; oppose:
disputed the advance of the invaders.

15. to contend over:
disputing ownership of the land.

Examples:

You can dispute your bill if you believe it is inaccurate; These estimates are hotly disputed by scientists. —Merriam-Webster. 

Origin:

1275–1325; Middle English (< Anglo-French, Old French desputer) < Latin disputāre to argue a point, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative. British dictionary: C13: from Late Latin disputāre to contend verbally, from Latin: to discuss, from dis- 1 + putāre to think. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use: Verb: 13th century. Noun: 1555. History and Etymology: Verb and Noun: Middle English, from Anglo-French desputer, from Latin disputare to discuss, from dis- + putare to think. "in dispute," mid-1600s. —Merriam-Webster. 

Sources: 1, 2, 3.

Updated: 20 August 2020 {6:04 PM}
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