argumentar — meaning in English

English meaning

• argue verb To exchange differing opinions, often heatedly.
• elaborate adjective Worked out with great care and detail; intricate or highly developed.
• reason noun A cause or explanation for something; the motive behind an action.

Senses

argumentar is used for these senses in English:

• argue (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
• argue (transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
• elaborate (intransitive, sometimes followed by the prepositions on or upon) To expand/enlarge in detail.
• reason (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.

argue — full definition

1. verb To exchange differing opinions, often heatedly.
2. verb To give reasons in support of a position.

elaborate — full definition

1. adjective Worked out with great care and detail; intricate or highly developed.
2. verb To add more detail or explanation to something already said.

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