debate
[ dih-beyt ]
/ dɪˈbeɪt /
noun
verb (used without object), de·bat·ed, de·bat·ing.
verb (used with object), de·bat·ed, de·bat·ing.
Origin of debate
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English
debaten < Old French
debatre, equivalent to
de-
de- +
batre to beat < Latin
battere, earlier
battuere; (noun) Middle English
debat < Old French, derivative of
debatre
SYNONYMS FOR debate
synonym study for debate
5. See
argue.
OTHER WORDS FROM debate
Words nearby debate
debanding,
debar,
debark,
debase,
debatable,
debate,
debauch,
debauched,
debauchee,
debaucherous,
debauchery
Example sentences from the Web for debated
British Dictionary definitions for debated
debate
/ (dɪˈbeɪt) /
noun
a formal discussion, as in a legislative body, in which opposing arguments are put forward
discussion or dispute
the formal presentation and opposition of a specific motion, followed by a vote
verb
to discuss (a motion), esp in a formal assembly
to deliberate upon (something)
he debated with himself whether to go
Derived forms of debate
debater, nounWord Origin for debate
C13: from Old French
debatre to discuss, argue, from Latin
battuere