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    [Verb]  | "dis*pute" | \ di-ˈspyüt \


    1: to engage in argument : debate; especially : to argue irritably or with irritating persistence

    2: to make the subject of verbal controversy or disputation

    3: to call into question or cast doubt upon

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French desputer, from Latin disputare to discuss, from dis- + putare to think;

    [Noun]  | "dis*pute" | \ di-ˈspyüt \


    1: verbal controversy : debate

    2: quarrel

    3: physical combat

    Origin: 1555 ;

     See: {dispute:1 };

    [Noun]  | "territorial dispute" 


    1: a disagreement about who controls a particular territory

    [Idiom]  | "beyond dispute" 


    1: known to be true : certain

    [Idiom]  | "in dispute" 


    1: disagreed on : being argued about

    [Idiom]  | "open to dispute" 


    1: not known for certain : not agreed on

    [Noun]  | "dispute" 


    1: variance of opinion on a matter;


      * e.g., " ... a dispute over the proper pronunciation of nuclear "




    2: an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions;


      * e.g., " ... after much dispute, the school committee decided that all backpacks would have to be stored in lockers during class hours "



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    [Verb]  | "dispute" 


    1: to demand proof of the truth or rightness of;


      * e.g., " ... a whole slew of relatives eager to dispute his claim to being the sole heir "




    2: to express different opinions about something often angrily;


      * e.g., " ... hometown fans disputing with visiting fans over which had the better team "



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    3: to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion;


      * e.g., " ... in an extended session the city council disputed the need for a new high school "



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