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argue
argue
v 1: present reasons and arguments [syn: {reason}]
2: have an argument about something [syn: {contend}, {debate},
{fence}]
3: give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The
results indicate the need for more work" [syn: {indicate}]


arguer
arguer
n : someone who engages in debate [syn: {debater}]


argument
argument
n 1: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is
true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was
true" [syn: {statement}]
2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong
disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
[syn: {controversy}, {contention}, {contestation}, {disputation},
{disceptation}, {tilt}, {arguing}]
3: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against
some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign
aid goes on and on" [syn: {argumentation}, {debate}]
4: a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play
or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"
[syn: {literary argument}]
5: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose
value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is
the independent variable


argumenta
argumenta
See {argumentum}


Argus
Argus
n 1: (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the
heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
2: large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant [syn: {argus
pheasant}]


argyles
argyles
n : a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design [syn: {argyle},
{argyll}, {argylls}]


arouse
arouse
v 1: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {elicit},
{enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise}, {provoke}]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
[syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive},
{waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}]
3: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the
specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the
air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from
the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke},
{evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {bring up}, {put forward},
{call forth}]
4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: {stimulate},
{brace}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk up}] [ant: {de-energize},
{de-energize}, {sedate}]
5: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
[syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake ...

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