elenchize

English

Etymology

From elenchus +‎ -ize.

Verb

elenchize (third-person singular simple present elenchizes, present participle elenchizing, simple past and past participle elenchized)

  1. (archaic) To dispute[1].
  2. (archaic) To argue by elenchus, leading one's opponent to the desired conclusion by agreement with a series of logical steps.

References

  1. ^ “elenchize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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