Dispute Definition
dĭ-spyo͝ot
disputed, disputes, disputing
verb
disputed, disputes, disputing
To argue; debate.
Webster's New World
To argue or debate (a question); discuss pro and con.
Webster's New World
To question the truth of; doubt.
Webster's New World
To oppose in any way; resist.
Webster's New World
To strive to gain or win; struggle over.
The two countries disputed the region for decades.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
disputes
A disputing; argument; debate.
Webster's New World
A quarrel.
Webster's New World
A fight.
Webster's New World
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
idiom
beyond dispute
- not open to dispute or question; settled
- indisputably
Webster's New World
in dispute
- still being argued about; not settled
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Dispute
- beyond dispute
- in dispute
Origin of Dispute
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From Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer (French disputer), from Latin disputare (“to dispute, discuss, examine, compute, estimate”), from dis- (“apart”) + putare (“to reckon, consider, think, originally make clean, clear up”), related to purus (“pure”). Compare compute, count, impute, repute, amputate, etc.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English disputen from Old French desputer from Latin disputāre to examine dis- apart dis– putāre to reckon pau-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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