out-argue
Definition
Verb: - To defeat in argument: "out-argue" means to argue more effectively than someone else, thereby winning a debate or dispute through superior reasoning or logic.
Usage Examples
- (She argued more convincingly and won the legal debate.)
- (He was so skilled in debate that no one could defeat him through argument.)
Advanced Usage
"to out-argue someone into submission": to use argumentative skill to force someone to agree or give up.
- The politician out-argued his critics into accepting the new policy. (He used superior reasoning to make his critics concede.)
"to out-argue a point": to successfully counter or disprove a specific argument.
- He out-argued the claim that the project was too expensive. (He provided stronger reasoning to refute that claim.)
Variants and Related Words
Out-argued (adj): having been defeated in an argument.
- She felt out-argued and conceded the debate. (She was beaten in the argument.)
Out-arguing (n): the act of defeating someone through argument.
- Out-arguing requires both logic and persuasion. (The skill of winning debates.)
Synonyms
- Defeat in debate: to overcome someone through reasoning.
- Outreason: to surpass in logical thinking.
- Outtalk: to speak more persuasively (though less formal).
Related Idioms
Have the last word: to make the final point in an argument, often implying victory.
- He always wants to have the last word, but she out-argued him. (She made the final, decisive point.)
Win the argument: to prevail in a dispute.
- She out-argued him and clearly won the argument. (She demonstrated superior reasoning.)