3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: disputed adj : subject to disagreement and debate From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 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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