disputing

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disputing - 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.
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           Therefore disputed [reasoned, --Rev. Ver.] he in
           synagogue with the Jews.                 --Acts xvii.
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