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    Borrowed from Latin argūmentārī.

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    argumentar (first-person singular present argumento, first-person singular preterite argumentí, past participle argumentat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

    1. (ambitransitive) to argue (make a case for a point of view)

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    From argumento (argument) +‎ -ar (compare Latin argūmentor, argūmentārī).

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    argumentar (present tense argumentas, past tense argumentis, future tense argumentos, imperative argumentez, conditional argumentus)

    1. (transitive) to argue (a case), to try to prove something

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    Conjugation of argumentar
      present past future
    infinitive argumentar argumentir argumentor
    tense argumentas argumentis argumentos
    conditional argumentus
    imperative argumentez
    adjective active participle argumentanta argumentinta argumentonta
    adverbial active participle argumentante argumentinte argumentonte
    nominal
    active participle
    singular argumentanto argumentinto argumentonto
    plural argumentanti argumentinti argumentonti
    adjective passive participle argumentata argumentita argumentota
    adverbial passive participle argumentate argumentite argumentote
    nominal
    passive participle
    singular argumentato argumentito argumentoto
    plural argumentati argumentiti argumentoti

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    • argumentar in Ido-English Dictionary by L.H. Dyer, 1924

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      Learned borrowing from Latin argūmentārī.

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      • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.ɡu.mẽˈtaɾ/ [ɐɾ.ɣu.mẽˈtaɾ]
        • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.ɡu.mẽˈta.ɾi/

      • Hyphenation: ar‧gu‧men‧tar

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      argumentar (first-person singular present argumento, first-person singular preterite argumentei, past participle argumentado)

      1. (ambitransitive) to debate; to argue (put forth arguments)
        Argumentara contra a lei proposta.He had argued against the proposed law.

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      Etymology

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        Borrowed from Latin argūmentārī.

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        • IPA(key): /aɾɡumenˈtaɾ/ [aɾ.ɣ̞u.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
        • Rhymes: -aɾ
        • Syllabification: ar‧gu‧men‧tar

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        argumentar (first-person singular present argumento, first-person singular preterite argumenté, past participle argumentado)

        1. (ambitransitive) to argue (to make a case for a point of view)
        2. (transitive) to dispute
          Synonym: disputar

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