debate

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Pronunciation
/dɪˈbeɪt/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.

Example Sentences
  • After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion.
2 Definition

An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.

Example Sentences
  • The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old.
3 Definition

Discussion of opposing views.

Example Sentences
  • There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles.
4 Definition

(frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.

5 Definition

Strife, discord.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.

Example Sentences
  • "Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual.
2 Definition

To fight.

3 Definition

To engage in combat for; to strive for.

4 Definition

To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide

Example Sentences
  • He was debating where he'd spend his holiday.