Disputate

Disputate: verb. To cut off or separate an argument from a larger idea or text. One generally disputates when editing something, and removing that which is unnecessary. If one determines that an argument is out of place, then obviously the argument must be disputated. The first recorded case of a disputatation was in 1852 by Charles Darwin, when he disputated an argument from his upcoming book, which involved platypi and prehensile tailed porcupines.