/dispute-meaning-synonyms

-) Verb.

-) Pronunciation and accent: dɪspjuːt.  

-) Preterite tense: disputed. Preterite participle: disputed.

-) Present participle: disputing.

-) Etymology: from Middle English desputen, disputen, from Old French desputer, from Latin disputare (to compute, estimate, discuss, to dispute, contend in words); from prefix dis- + putare (to compute, reckon, consider).

-) Translation: French disputer, Spanish disputar, and Italian disputare.

-) Documented since 1200.

-) Intransitively: -) 1. -) a. To debate or discourse argumentatively; to talk questioningly; to contend with opposing arguments or assertions; to argue against something maintained by another; to hold disputation. -) b. To argue in a vehement manner or with altercation about something; to altercate; to wrangle.

-) Synonyms for “dispute”: argue, discuss, contest, controvert.

-) With prepositions “about”, “on”, “upon” + a subject; “with”, “against” + an opponent.

Well, Mrs. Jewkes, said I, I shall not, at this time, dispute with you about the words ruin and honourable: for I find we have quite different notions of both: But now I will speak plainer than ever I did.

Richardson… Pamela… 1740

For it seems there was no occasion to dispute with me on the point I was to be supposed to have conceded to.

Richardson… Clarissa… 1748

I rest against a tree, and consider that in the same shade I once disputed upon the annual overflow of the Nile with a friend who is now silent in the grave.

S. Johnson… Rasselas… 1759

'The saddle will be ready in a minute,' replied the man who was buckling it, at whom Barnardine now swore again, for his negligence, and Emily, calling feebly for help, was hurried towards the horses, while the ruffians disputed on which to place her, the one designed for her not being ready.

A. Radcliffe… The Mysteries… 1794

Critics, who disputed upon the merit of the different theatrical performers.

S. Johnson… The Adventurer… 1796

-) With preposition “for” or “against” + subject:

 [You] must have heard him often dispute against addressing ourselves to man in the humblest posture…

Fielding… Amelia… 1751

I am a maiden, unskilled to dispute for my religion…

Scott… Ivanhoe… 1819

-) 2. (Abusive and obsolete) to contend otherwise than with arguments; to strive, struggle, fight.

-) Transitively: -) 1. To discuss, debate, or argue (a question, a subject); to talk questioningly about (a disputable subject); to argue pro and con about (a theme); to make (a question) subject of disputation.

-) With subordinate clause or with simple object (equivalent to a clause):

They have disputed, whether liberty be a positive or a negative idea.

E. Burke… Speeches and Writings… 1766

We have all the same general desires, but how those desires shall be accomplished will for ever be disputed.

S. Johnson… The Adventurer… 1796

We may dispute it upon the road.

Scott… The Abbot… 1820

The writings, however, of these masters were translated into Arabic; whether correctly or not, has been disputed among oriental scholars.

H. Hallam… Literature of Europe… 1855

… he admits that it is needless to dispute which is the best form of polity.

H. Hallam… Literature of Europe… 1855

-) Participle:

… the more disputed question as to the antiquity of linen paper.

H. Hallam… Literature of Europe… 1855

The disputed problems.

H. Hallam… Literature of Europe… 1855

-) 2. (Infrequent and maybe obsolete) to maintain, defend (the object: a clause, introduced by “that”) by disputation.

I overheard him the other day disputing with Master Blifil that there was no merit in faith without works.

Fielding… Tom Jones… 1749

-) 3. To argue against, contest, controvert, gainsay; to oppose by argument or assertion; to express dissent or opposition to; to deny the truth, accuracy or validity of (a statement, opinion, assertion, writing, etc.), or the existence of (a thing).

-) Antonyms of “dispute”: to maintain, admit, acknowledge, concede, defend.

-) Translation: Italian disputare, the French disputer and the Spanish disputar.

They had equal pretensions to dispute each other's opinions.

Fielding… Joseph… 1742

You must not, your uncle tells your mother, dispute their authority.

Richardson… Clarissa… 1748

It will be the better taken, if you give me cheerfully your keys. I hope, my dear, you won't dispute it.

Richardson… Clarissa… 1748

Pity the sufferings of a child, who never till this moment has dared to dispute your commands.

Radcliffe... A Sicilian Romance… 1795

There is another opinion concerning happiness, which approaches much more nearly to universality, but which may, perhaps, with equal reason be disputed.

S. Johnson… The Adventurer and Idler… 1796

The item chiefly disputed in this bill was the very moderate charge of two pennies for the dickey. Upon my word of honor, this was not an unreasonable price for that dickey.

Poe… The Business Man… 1840

No one — not even L'Etoile — disputes the murder committed on the body found. The marks of violence are too obvious.

Poe… The Mystery… 1842

We will say, then, that I am mad. I grant, at least, that there are two distinct conditions of my mental existence -- the condition of a lucid reason, not to be disputed […] -- and a condition of shadow and doubt, appertaining to the present […]

Poe… Eleonora… 1842

I dispute the availability, and thus the value, of that reason…

Poe… The Purloined Letter… 1844

Benjamin took his pipe from his lips, and laughed till the tears ran down his face.  'What a natural you are, Clemmy!' he said, shaking his head, with an infinite relish of the joke, and wiping his eyes. Clemency, without the smallest inclination to dispute it, did the like, and laughed as heartily as he.

Dickens… The Battle of Life… 1846

Your sister showed me reasons which I dared not dispute.

Dickens… Dombey and Son… 1848

-) 4. To controvert or contradict (a person).

… religious teachers dispute and hate each other, and speculative men are esteemed unsound and frivolous.

R. Emerson… Nature… 1836

I said, "This money ain't right. I am due more money than this." He disputed me and said it was right. I said, "You are going to pay me my money"

G. Rawick… 1972

-) 5. (Abuse): to oppose, contest, resist, reluct to accept (an action, a procedure, etc.).

-) 6. (Abuse): to contend or compete for the possession of; to contest (a prize, victory, etc.)

The estate has not, during four hundred years, gained or lost a single acre. He acknowledges Macleod of Dunvegan as his chief, though his ancestors have formerly disputed the pre-eminence.

S. Johnson… Western Isles of Scotland… 1775

-) 7. To dispute (any one) into an action, belief, etc.: to persuade or influence (a person) into an action, belief, etc. by disputation; to argue into; to talk into.

To dispute (any one) out of an action, belief, etc.: to dissuade from an action, belief, etc. by disputation; to argue out of; to talk out of.

-) Words derivated from Latin putare: compute, computability, computable, computant, computation, computational, computative, computativeness, computed, computer, computeracy, computerate, computerese, computerist, computerize, computerization, computerized, computing, computist, computistical, computus; count (calculation), count (v.), countable, countably, count-down, counted, counter, counting, counting-house, countless; depute, deputable, deputation, deputational, deputationist, deputationize, deputative, deputatively, deputator, deputing, deputer, deputize, deputy, deputyship; impute, imputability, imputable, imputableness, imputably, imputation, imputative, imputatively, imputativeness, imputed, imputedly; putative, putatively; repute (n. & v.), reputability, reputable, reputableness, reputably, reputation, reputational, reputative, reputatively, reputed, reputedly; account (n. & v.), accountability, accountable, accountableness, accountably, accountancy, accountant, accountantship, accounted, accounting; discount (n. & v.), discounted, discounting, discountable, discounter; recount (n. & v.), recounting, recountable, recountal, recounter, recountless; disrepute, disreputability, disreputable, disreputableness, disreputably.

-) Derivates of “dispute”: disputability, disputable, disputableness, disputably, disputant, disputation, disputatious, disputatiously, disputatiousness, disputative, disputatively, disputativeness, disputator, dispued, disputer, disputing, undisputed, undisputedly, undisputing, indisputable, indisputability, indisputableness, indisputably.