dispute (v.) Copy link Outline I. To argue on opposite sides1. dispŭto, discepto, dissĕro2. ambĭgo, 3 (implying uncertainty)II. To call in questionIII. To quarrel respecting something1. ambĭgo, 32. rixor, 13. altercor, 1 (in a wrangling manner)4. certo, 1 • dispute (v.): I. To argue on opposite sides: 1. dispŭto, discepto, dissĕro: v. to discuss. 2. ambĭgo, 3 (implying uncertainty): to admit of being d.d, naturam ambigendi habere, Cic.: it is d.d whether, ambigitur utrum, etc., Hor.: to d. about truth, amb. de vero, Cic. II. To call in question: in controversiam vŏco, addūco, Cic.: v. controversy. Sometimes nego will do: v. to deny. III. To quarrel respecting something: 1. ambĭgo, 3: to d. about boundaries, de finibus amb., Ter.; concerning an estate, de fundo, Liv. 2. rixor, 1: to d. about a hair, de lana caprina r., Hor.: v. to quarrel. 3. altercor, 1 (in a wrangling manner): v. to wrangle. 4. certo, 1: v. to contend.