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esgrimir

/esɡɾiˈmiɾ/

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verb/esɡɾiˈmiɾ/

to brandish (a weapon); to fence; to use; to put forward (an argument)

“Precisamente la proliferación de plataformas es el otro gran motivo que esgrime Netflix para justificar su crisis.” — Precisely the proliferation of platforms is the other great reason that Netflix wields to justify its crisis.

Synonyms: blandir

From Old Occitan escremir, from Frankish *skermjan, from Proto-Germanic *skirmjan. Compare English skirmish.