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One who argues; a reasoner; a disputant.

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One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a controvertist.

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To drive or beat back; to repulse.

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To drive or beat back; to repulse.

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To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to…

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To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to…

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One who confutes or disproves.

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One who disproves or confutes.

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The answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

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