ALL meanings of debate
de·bate
D d - variable noun debate A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views. 3
- countable noun debate A debate is a formal discussion, for example in a parliament or institution, in which people express different opinions about a particular subject and then vote on it. 3
- verb debate If people debate a topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one person debates a topic with another person. 3
- verb debate If you debate whether to do something or what to do, you think or talk about possible courses of action before deciding exactly what you are going to do. 3
- noun debate a formal discussion, as in a legislative body, in which opposing arguments are put forward 3
- noun debate discussion or dispute 3
- noun debate the formal presentation and opposition of a specific motion, followed by a vote 3
- verb debate to discuss (a motion), esp in a formal assembly 3
- verb debate to deliberate upon (something) 3
- intransitive verb debate to discuss opposing reasons; argue 3
- intransitive verb debate to take part in a formal discussion or a contest in which opposing sides of a question are argued 3
- intransitive verb debate to deliberate (with oneself or in one's own mind) 3
- intransitive verb debate to fight or quarrel 3
- verb transitive debate to dispute about, esp. in a meeting or legislature 3
- verb transitive debate to argue (a question) or argue with (a person) formally 3
- verb transitive debate to consider reasons for and against; deliberate on 3
- noun debate discussion or consideration of opposing reasons; argument about or deliberation on a question 3
- noun debate a formal contest of skill in reasoned argument, with two teams taking opposite sides of a specified question 3
- noun debate the art or study of formal debate 3
- abbreviation DEBATE discussion 1
- noun debate argument about sth 1
- noun debate political 1
- transitive verb debate argue 1
- intransitive verb debate trying to decide 1
- intransitive verb debate have a formal debate 1
- transitive verb debate have formal debate with 1
- noun debate A formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. 1
- noun debate a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints: a debate in the Senate on farm price supports. 1
- noun debate a formal contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition are advocated by opposing speakers. 1
- noun debate deliberation; consideration. 1
- noun debate Archaic. strife; contention. 1
- verb without object debate to engage in argument or discussion, as in a legislative or public assembly: When we left, the men were still debating. 1
- verb without object debate to participate in a formal debate. 1
- verb without object debate to deliberate; consider: I debated with myself whether to tell them the truth or not. 1
- verb without object debate Obsolete. to fight; quarrel. 1
- verb with object debate to argue or discuss (a question, issue, or the like), as in a legislative or public assembly: They debated the matter of free will. 1
- verb with object debate to dispute or disagree about: The homeowners debated the value of a road on the island. 1
- verb with object debate to engage in formal argumentation or disputation with (another person, group, etc.): Jones will debate Smith. Harvard will debate Princeton. 1
- verb with object debate to deliberate upon; consider: He debated his decision in the matter. 1
- verb with object debate Archaic. to contend for or over. 1
- noun debate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Strife, discord. 0
- noun debate 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. 0
- noun debate An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views. 0
- noun debate (Uncountable Noun) Discussion of opposing views. 0
- noun debate (Frequently in French form débat) 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. 0
- verb debate (Transitive Verb) VI To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. 0
- verb debate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VI To fight. 0
- verb debate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VT To engage in combat for; to strive for. 0
- verb debate (Transitive Verb) To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide. 0