argue down

English

Verb

argue down (third-person singular simple present argues down, present participle arguing down, simple past and past participle argued down)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see argue,‎ down.
  2. (transitive) To haggle with (a person) to reach a lower price.
    I argued him down to twenty dollars.
  3. To campaign against a proposition or vote.
  4. To win an argument, verbal conflict or debate.
    His wife argued him down from his trip to Vegas.
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