downarg

English

Alternative forms

  • donnarg

Etymology

From down- + arg (to argue).

Verb

downarg (third-person singular simple present downargs, present participle downarging, simple past and past participle downarged)

  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To gainsay or contradict in an overbearing, domineering manner; browbeat; assert violently.
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