argue

/ˈɑːgjuː/ verb (present participle arguing, past tense and past participle argued)

Definition

DISAGREE [I] › to speak angrily to someone, telling them that you disagree with them: My parents are always arguing about money. Kids, will you stop arguing with each other?

GIVE REASONS [I, T] › to give reasons to support or oppose an idea, action, etc: [+ that] He argued that cuts in military spending were necessary. She argued for/against tax cuts.

(Definition of argue verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)