debate
[ dih-beyt ]
/ dɪˈbeɪt /
noun
verb (used without object), de·bat·ed, de·bat·ing.
verb (used with object), de·bat·ed, de·bat·ing.
SYNONYMS FOR debate
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Origin of debate
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English debaten<Old French debatre, equivalent to de-de- + batre to beat <Latin battere, earlier battuere; (noun) Middle English debat<Old French, derivative of debatre
synonym study for debate
5. See argue.
OTHER WORDS FROM debate
Words nearby debate
debar, debark, debase, debasement, debatable, debate, debauch, debauched, debauchee, debaucherous, debauchery
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British Dictionary definitions for debate
debate
/ (dɪˈbeɪt) /
noun
a formal discussion, as in a legislative body, in which opposing arguments are put forward
discussion or dispute
the formal presentation and opposition of a specific motion, followed by a vote
verb
to discuss (a motion), esp in a formal assembly
to deliberate upon (something)he debated with himself whether to go
Derived forms of debate
debater, nounWord Origin for debate
C13: from Old French debatre to discuss, argue, from Latin battuere
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