Thesaurus: debate

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1. v. t. To engage in combat for; to strive for.
2. v. t. To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against.
3. v. i. To engage in strife or combat; to fight.
4. 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.
5. v. t. A fight or fighting; contest; strife.
6. v. t. Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife in argument; controversy; as, the debates in Parliament or in Congress.
7. v. t. Subject of discussion.
8. n. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
9. n. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
10. v. argue with one another
11. v. think about carefully; weigh
12. v. discuss the pros and cons of an issue