argue

Definition

To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.

Etymology

From Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin arguere (“to declare, show, prove, make clear, reprove, accuse”), q.v. for more. Displaced native Old English flītan and reċċan.

Example Sentences

• "The new increase in crime argues for even tougher jail sentences, according to some."
• "To have killed Laploshka was one thing; to have kept his beloved money would have argued a callousness of feeling of which I was not capable."
• "Yusuf Bangura argues that the contractocracy thesis merely falls within what he called "third option" explanation."

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