argüir

to argue

verb ar-gwee-EER Rare

Origin: Latin arguere (to make clear, to argue).

Also means

to allege, to infer

Usage Note

Argüir is a formal verb meaning to put forward arguments or to reason towards a conclusion; it overlaps with argumentar and alegar but carries a slightly more intellectual or juridical tone. Note the diaeresis in the infinitive and some conjugated forms (argüís, argüimos), which signals that the ü is pronounced. It is an irregular -uir verb and conjugates like huir: arguyo, arguyes… in the present tense.

Examples

"El abogado arguyó que su cliente era inocente."

Natural Translation

The lawyer argued that his client was innocent.

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