discuss

[dih-skuhs]

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verb (used with object)

to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.

Civil Law.

to collect a debt from (the person primarily liable) before proceeding against the person secondarily liable.
to execute against the movable property of (a debtor) before proceeding against the debtor's immovable property, as land.

Rare. to consume (food or drink) enthusiastically.

Obsolete. to make known; reveal.

Origin of discuss

1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French discusser) < Latin discussus struck asunder, shaken, scattered, past participle of discutere, equivalent to dis- dis-¹ + -cutere (combining form of quatere to shake, strike)

Related formsdis·cuss·er, noundis·cuss·a·ble, dis·cuss·i·ble, adjectivenon·dis·cus·si·ble, adjectiveo·ver·dis·cuss, verb (used with object)pre·dis·cuss, verb (used with object)re·dis·cuss, verb (used with object)un·dis·cuss·a·ble, adjectiveun·dis·cussed, adjectiveun·dis·cuss·i·ble, adjectivewell-dis·cussed, adjective

Can be confuseddiscus discussdiscussed disgust

Synonyms for discuss

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1. reason, deliberate.

Synonym study

1. See argue.

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Related Words for discussing

consider, deliberate, review, confer, debate, examine, argue, explain, contend, ventilate, figure, contest, jaw, converse, sift, moot, descant, canvass, weigh, dispute

Examples from the Web for discussing

Contemporary Examples of discussing

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Neither individual would go on the record due to the sensitivity of discussing personnel matters.
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Once we were discussing Lifeboat, a Hitchcock film that takes place almost entirely in a small boat adrift at sea.
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Historical Examples of discussing

His tone was as level as if he were discussing some trivial matter.
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They had been discussing the moral influence of racing; this seemed more like theology.
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What use would there be in discussing the matter with this child?
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He was standing in front of the building, discussing some matter with the contractor.
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Surprisingly enough these two likewise are discussing Sam Graham.
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British Dictionary definitions for discussing

discuss

verb (tr)

to have a conversation about; consider by talking over; debate

to treat (a subject) in speech or writingthe first three volumes discuss basic principles

facetious, rare to eat or drink with enthusiasm

Derived Formsdiscussant or discusser, noundiscussible or discussable, adjective

Word Origin for discuss

C14: from Late Latin discussus examined, from discutere to investigate, from Latin: to dash to pieces, from dis- 1 + quatere to shake, strike

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Word Origin and History for discussing

discuss

mid-14c., "to examine, investigate," from Latin discuss-, past participle stem of discutere "to dash to pieces, agitate," in Late Latin and Vulgar Latin also "to discuss, investigate" (see discussion). Meaning "examine by argument, debate" is from mid-15c. Related: Discussed; discussing.