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| de·bate [ di báyt ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle de·bat·ed, present participle de·bat·ing, 3rd person present singular de·bates) |
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1. talk or argue about something: to talk about something at length and in detail, especially as part of a formal exchange of opinion
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2. think about something: to ponder something carefully
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noun (plural de·bates) |
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1. public meeting for discussion: an organized or public discussion of something
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2. argument: argument or prolonged discussion
  The matter is not open to debate.
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3. consideration: a prolonged consideration of something
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| [13th century. < Old French debat< Latin battere "to fight"] |
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| de·bat·er noun |
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