outargue

[ out-ahr-gyoo ]

verb (used with object)

, out·ar·gued, out·ar·gu·ing.

1. to outdo or defeat in arguing:

   That man could outargue the devil himself.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outargue¹

First recorded in 1740–50; out- + argue

Example Sentences

As I stepped back from the movement a bit, I began to see its tactics as domineering, more eager to outargue the other side than have a dialogue that weighs all of the facts.

From Slate

But trying to outargue Ms. Abrams’s parents, steeped in the language of the pulpit and the civil rights struggle — that was unwise.

From New York Times

The trick is that you can’t outthink the disorder, you can’t outargue it, you can’t outrun it.

From New York Times

Father Turner thinks the answer to this impasse is not to outargue the skeptics, but to inspire them.

From Time Magazine Archive

The aliens finally made up their minds, or else one group was able to outargue the other, for they converged upon a door directly opposite the ramp.

From Project Gutenberg