dispute

Definitions


[ˈdɪspjuːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a disagreement or argument
(e.g: a territorial dispute between the two countries)


Phrases:
- beyond dispute
- open to dispute

Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin disputare ‘to estimate’ (in late Latin ‘to dispute’), from dis- ‘apart’ + putare ‘reckon’


[dɪˈspjuːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- argue about (something)
(e.g: the point has been much disputed)

- compete for; strive to win
(e.g: the two drivers crashed while disputing the lead)


Phrases:
- beyond dispute
- open to dispute

Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin disputare ‘to estimate’ (in late Latin ‘to dispute’), from dis- ‘apart’ + putare ‘reckon’




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