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Argue, 1) to reason, to debate, discuss; a) absolutely: “a. like a father,” R2 I, 3, 238. “well have you --d,” IV, 150. H8 II, 2, 113. Cor. I, 1, 225. Caes. V, 1, 48. b) followed by upon: “--ing upon that doubt,” Shr. III, 1, 55. c) followed by an acc.: “we are too open here to a. this,” H8 II, 1, 168. H6A IV, 1, 96.
2) to prove, show: this heraldry . . . . argued by beauty's red and virtue's white (== shown) Lucr. 65. “it --s facility,” LLL IV, 2, 57. H4B IV, 1, 160. H6A II, 5, 7. V, 3, 8. V, 4, 15. H6B III, 3, 30. H6C II, 2, 25. III, 2, 84. R3 III, 7, 40. R3 III, 7, 40 Rom. II, 3, 33. Tim. V, 1, 30. Hml. V, 1, 11. Oth. III, 4, 38. In H6C with a double accusative.
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