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"Debate" Definition

noun

A discussion involving opposing points; an argument.
A formal contest of argumentation in which two opposing teams defend and attack a given proposition.
Deliberation; consideration: passed the motion with little debate.
Obsolete Conflict; strife.
A regulated discussion of a proposition between two matched sides .

verb

To turn over in one's mind .
To engage (an opponent) in debate.
To argue about .
To participate in a debate.
To discuss a question by considering opposed arguments.

verb-transitive

Obsolete To fight or argue for or over.
To deliberate on; consider.
To discuss or argue (a question, for example) formally.
To dispute or argue about.

verb-intransitive

Obsolete To fight or quarrel.
To consider something; deliberate.
To engage in a formal discussion or argument. See Synonyms at discuss.
To engage in argument by discussing opposing points.
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