intransitive verb. To consider something; deliberate.

intransitive verb. To engage in argument by discussing opposing points.

intransitive verb. To engage in a formal discussion or argument. synonym: discuss.

intransitive verb. To fight or quarrel.

intransitive verb. To deliberate on; consider.

intransitive verb. To dispute or argue about.

intransitive verb. To discuss or argue (a question, for example) formally.

intransitive verb. To fight or argue for or over.

noun. A discussion involving opposing points; an argument.

noun. Deliberation; consideration.

noun. A formal contest of argumentation in which two opposing teams defend and attack a given proposition.

noun. Conflict; strife.

noun. Strife; contention; contest; fight; quarrel.

noun. Contention by argument; discussion; dispute; controversy: as, forensic debates.

noun. Subject of discussion.

To abate; lower.

To abate; fall off.

To engage in combat; fight; do battle.

To dispute; contend.

To deliberate together; discuss or argue; also, reflect; consider.

To fight or contend for; battle for, as with arms.

To contend about in argument; argue for or against; discuss; dispute: as, the question was debated till a late hour.

To reflect upon; consider; think.

Synonyms Argue, Dispute, Debate, etc. See argue.

noun. Debasement; degradation.

transitive verb. To engage in combat for; to strive for.

transitive verb. To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against.

intransitive verb. To engage in strife or combat; to fight.

intransitive verb. To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider; to discuss or examine different arguments in the mind; -- often followed by on or upon.

noun. A fight or fighting; contest; strife.

noun. Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife in argument; controversy.

noun. Subject of discussion.

noun. Strife, discord.

noun. An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.

noun. An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.

noun. Discussion of opposing views.

noun. a type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.

noun. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

verb. have an argument about something

noun. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

verb. discuss the pros and cons of an issue

verb. think about carefully; weigh

verb. argue with one another

"I think that there's room for debate about what is or isn't appropriate for public calling-out, but I think that the word *debate* there is key - not just running with a default assumption of anything possibly hurtful = bad = verboten."

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