Meaning of debate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. 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.
   countable, uncountable
3. To fight
4. To put forth reasons for or against something, often excitedly:argue, contend, dispute, moot.
5. An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
   countable, uncountable
6. To engage in combat for; to strive for
7. a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience. a Parliamentary debate. debat, beraadslaging, bespreking مُناقَشَه спор debate diskuse; spor die Debatte debat δημόσια επίσημη συζήτηση debate debatt بحث؛ گفتمان väittely débatדיון, ויכוח बहस, वाद-विवाद, विवाद rasprava, debata vita debat umræða dibattito 討論 토론 debatai, diskusija debates; diskusija debat debatdebatt, ordskiftedebata مناقشه، مشاجره، مناظره، مباحثه debate dezbatere дебаты debata razprava debata debatt การ...
   especially
8. Discussion of opposing views.
   uncountable
9. 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.
   countable, uncountable
10. To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide
11. doubtful; able to be argued about. a debatable point. betwisbaar, vatbaar vir bespreking مُخْتَلَف فيه، قابِل للنِّقاش обсъждам discutível sporný, diskutabilní strittig diskutabel συζητήσιμοςdiscutible vaieldav قابل بحث؛ تردید پذیر kiistanalainen discutable מוּטָל בְסָפֵק विवादास्पद, विवादनीय, तर्कनीय osporiv, sporan vitatható meragukan umdeilanlegur discutibile 議論の余地のある 이론이 있는 svarstytinas debatējams; apstrīdams boleh dipertikaikan betwistbaartvilsom, diskutabelsporny, dyskusyjny مناقشه، مشا...
12. Strife, discord.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
13. 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
14. To consider something; deliberate.
15. To engage in argument by discussing opposing points.
16. To engage in a formal discussion or argument. See Synonyms at discuss.
17. Obsolete To fight or quarrel.
    Obsolete
18. To deliberate on; consider.
19. To dispute or argue about.
20. To discuss or argue (a question, for example) formally.

Equivalents

Examples

“After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion.”

“The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old.”

“There was a bit of a debate over who should pay for the damaged fence.”

“The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.”

“There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles.”

“Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.”

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