Definition of "argufy" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To argue without any aim; to dispute; to disagree.

2. (transitive) To dispute (a point, fact, etc.), to argue about (something).

3. (ambitransitive, archaic) To reason (something) out, to fully consider, think through.

4. (transitive, archaic) To persuade (someone) through argument.

5. (transitive, archaic) To weary (someone) with arguing.

   • 1895, Mary Noailles Murfree (as Charles Egbert Craddock), “The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain” in The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, p. 154, “Lord, how glad I’ll be to git rid o’ him!” Peters said in an undertone to Hite. “He hev mighty nigh argufied me ter death,—’bout sperits, an’ witches, an’ salvation, an’ law, an’ craps, an’ horse-flesh, an’ weather signs. […] ”

6. (transitive, archaic) To be evidence of (something).

7. (intransitive, archaic) To be of importance or relevance; to make a difference, to be of use.