quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
(verb) have a disagreement over something; āWe quarreled over the question as to who discovered Americaā; āThese two fellows are always scrapping over somethingā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
argufy (third-person singular simple present argufies, present participle argufying, simple past and past participle argufied)
(intransitive, archaic) To argue without any aim; to dispute; to disagree.
Synonym: wrangle
(transitive, archaic) To weary with arguing.
(intransitive, archaic) To be evidence of something; to be of importance or relevance.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"gu*fy, v. t. & i. Etym: [Argue + -fy.]
1. To argue pertinaciously. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
2. To signify. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
