argue Copy link Outline A. Intrans.I. To reason1. argūmentor, 12. dispŭto, 13. dissĕro, sĕrui, 3II. To inferB. Trans. • argue: A. Intrans.: I. To reason: 1. argūmentor, 1: why should I a. further on a point about which no one can doubt? quid porro argumentor qua de re dubitare nemo possit? Cic.: you a.d that this was a mark of love, argumentatus es amoris hoc esse signum, Cic.: also used with acc. of neut. pron.: he a.d at length in support of that view, multa in eam partem argumentatus (est), Liv.: Cic. 2. dispŭto, 1: they a. on the opposite side, contra disputant, Cic.: to a. with any one upon any thing, d. de aliqua re cum aliquo, Cic. 3. dissĕro, sĕrui, 3: to a. with any one, cum aliquo d., Cic.: the custom of a.ing about everything on opposite sides, consuetudo de omnibus rebus in contrarias partes disserendi, Cic.: v. to discuss. (Both this and the preceding word imply the careful sifting of a subject, and not merely disputation.) II. To infer: q. v. B. Trans.: To discuss: q. v. Phr.: to argue a cause, causam agere or dicere, Cic.