verb

dispute

to dispute, to challenge, to question

No one can dispute the facts of the case.

No one can dispute the facts of the case.

The two countries dispute the border.

The two countries dispute the border.

((sth.)) to question if (sth.) is true or valid No one can dispute the facts of the case.

Synonyms: challenge, question, debate; Antonyms: accept, agree, concede. Noun form: a dispute (an argument).

From Latin 'disputare', meaning 'to estimate differently', from 'dis-' (apart) + 'putare' (to reckon, think).

When people 'think' ('putare') 'apart' ('dis-'), they begin to dispute or argue.

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