redargue

verb red·ar·gue \ri-ˈdär-(ˌ)gyü\

red·ar·guedred·ar·gu·ing

Definition of REDARGUE

transitive verb

archaic

Middle English, from Latin redarguere, from red- + arguere to demonstrate, prove — more at argue

First Known Use: 1627

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