Disputed
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dispute \Dis*pute"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disputed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Disputing}.] [OE. desputen, disputen, OF. desputer,
disputer, F. disputer, from L. disputare, disputatum; dis- +
putare to clean; hence, fig., to clear up, set in order,
reckon, think. See {Putative}, {Pure}.]
To contend in argument; to argue against something
maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to
reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle.
[1913 Webster]
Therefore disputed [reasoned, --Rev. Ver.] he in
synagogue with the Jews. --Acts xvii.
17.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "disputed":
belied, confounded, confuted, contested, deflated, denied,
disbelieved, discarded, discredited, dismissed, disproved, doubted,
exploded, exposed, impugned, invalidated, mistrusted, moot,
negated, negatived, overthrown, overturned, punctured, questioned,
refuted, rejected, shown up, suspect, suspected, under a cloud,
under suspicion, upset
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