debate

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English debaten, from Old French debatre (“to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down”), from Romanic desbattere, from Latin dis- (“apart, in different directions”) + battuō (“to beat, to fence”).

Example Sentences

• ""Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual."
• "a wise council […] that did debate this business"
• "Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself."

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