Definition of debate

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Debate (v. t.) A fight or fighting; contest; strife.

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Debate :: Debate (v. i.) 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..
Report :: Report (v. t.) A sketch, or a fully written account, of a speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative body, etc..
Fence :: Fence (n.) Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See Fencing..
Forensic :: Forensic (n.) An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis.
Spicy :: Spicy (superl.) Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate..
Arena :: Arena (n.) Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life..
Canvass :: Canvass (n.) Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
Parry :: Parry (n.) A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter..
Anacoenosis :: Anacoenosis (n.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.
Vexed :: Vexed (a.) Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed question..
Contentious :: Contentious (a.) Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
Debate :: Debate (v. t.) A fight or fighting; contest; strife.
Stir :: Stir (v. t.) To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
Misstate :: Misstate (v. t.) To state wrongly; as, to misstate a question in debate..
Debate :: Debate (v. t.) Subject of discussion.
Agitation :: Agitation (n.) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate..
Moot :: Moot (v. t.) To argue for and against; to debate; to discuss; to propose for discussion.
Contend :: Contend (v. i.) To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
Cool :: Cool (superl.) Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as, a cool lover; a cool debater..
Debatable :: Debatable (a.) Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question..
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