oppose vs argue

oppose and argue both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
oppose	No	No	Yes	No
argue	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, argue is a hypernym of oppose; that is, argue is a word with a broader meaning than oppose:

Other hypernyms of oppose include contend, debate, fence.

oppose (verb)	argue (verb)
be resistant to	have an argument about something
be against; express opposition to	give evidence of
set into opposition or rivalry	present reasons and arguments
fight against or resist strongly
act against or in opposition to
contrast with equal weight or force