Thesaurus: discuss

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1. v. t. To break to pieces; to shatter.
2. v. t. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors.
3. v. t. To shake; to put away; to finish.
4. v. t. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate.
5. v. t. To deal with, in eating or drinking.
6. v. t. To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
7. v. to consider or examine in speech or writing
8. v. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion
9. 1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors. Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection. Sir H. Wotton. A pomade . . . of virtue to discuss pimples. Rambler. 3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [Obs.] All regard of shame she had discussed. Spenser. 4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. "We sat and . . . discussed the farm . . . and the price of grain." Tennyson. "To discuss questions of taste." Macaulay. 5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [Colloq.] We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us. Sir S. Baker. 6. (Law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. Burrill. Syn. -- To Discuss, Examine, Debate. We speak of examining a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We speak of discussing a topic when we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion. We speak of debating a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view.
10. To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against,as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.Burrill.
11. v:100 n an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped">disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible n a disk used in throwing competitions v to consider or examine in speech or writing v speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion