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discuss

dis·cuss [ di skúss ] (past and past participle dis·cussed, present participle dis·cuss·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·cuss·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. talk over: to talk about a subject with others
need to discuss it with them first

2. write or speak about topic formally: to consider a topic in speaking or writing
Chapter 3 discusses the events leading up to the Revolutionary War.

[14th century. < Latin discuss-, past participle of discutere "dash to pieces" < quatere "to shake"]

dis·cuss·a·ble adjective
dis·cuss·er noun
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