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debate

/ debate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
Type of:
public speaking speechmaking speaking
Derived:
quarrel dispute scrap argufy altercate
verb Sense 2
argue with one another
"We debated the question of abortion"
"John debated Mary"
Type of:
consider moot turn over
Derived:
argument argumentation debater arguer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Type of:
hash out discuss talk over
Kinds of:
vex
Derived:
deliberation weighing advisement deliberateness argument
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
think about carefully; weigh
"They considered the possibility of a strike"
"Turn the proposal over in your mind"
Type of:
hash out discuss talk over
Kinds of:
see premeditate wrestle think twice
Derived:
deliberation weighing advisement deliberateness consideration
Verb group:
study consider
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
"the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
Type of:
discussion give-and-take word
Derived:
argue contend fence deliberate reason
verb Sense 6
have an argument about something
Type of:
converse discourse
Kinds of:
stickle spar quibble niggle pettifog
Derived:
argument argumentation controversy contention contestation
Entails:
disagree differ dissent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
3
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public speaking speechmaking speaking consider moot turn over hash out discuss talk over vex see premeditate