Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Disputá-re, v. a. to dispute, contest, reason, de-bate. — dell'ombra dell'asino, to dispute upon the point of a needle. — il vento, (naut. t.) to try to get the weather-gage; s. m. Disputá-tore, f.Disputá-tríce; adj. Disputá-nte.
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