counterargue

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkaʊntɚˌɑrɡju/ UK /ˈkaʊntərˌɑːɡjuː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to argue against a claim by presenting an opposing case

She rose to counterargue every point the prosecutor had made.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to argue against a claim by... rebut refute dispute contradict rejoin

Opposites

concede agree assent

Word family

Derived forms counterargument

Related forms counter argue argument

Etymology

From 'counter-' ('against') plus 'argue'. 'Argue' is from Old French 'arguer', from Latin 'arguere' ('to make clear, assert, accuse').

contra Latin arguere Latin

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# counterargue

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkaʊntɚˌɑrɡju/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkaʊntərˌɑːɡjuː/

## Meanings
1. to argue against a claim by presenting an opposing case

## Examples
- She rose to counterargue every point the prosecutor had made.

## Synonyms
- rebut
- refute
- dispute
- contradict
- rejoin

## Antonyms
- concede
- agree
- assent

## Derived Forms
- counterargument

## Related Forms
- counter
- argue
- argument

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: contra
- Root: arguere

## Etymology
From 'counter-' ('against') plus 'argue'. 'Argue' is from Old French 'arguer', from Latin 'arguere' ('to make clear, assert, accuse').

## AI Etymology
Counterargue is from 'counter-' ('against') plus 'argue'. 'Argue' is from Old French 'arguer', from Latin 'arguere' ('to make clear, assert, accuse'). The ancestry passes through Latin contra and Latin arguere. The prefix counter- contributes opposition, response, or matching action, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a verb, it means "to argue against a claim by presenting an opposing case", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include counter, argue, and argument; derived forms include counterargument.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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