Overview of noun debate

The noun debate has 2 senses

• argument, argumentation, debate -- (a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on")


• debate, disputation, public debate -- (the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote))

Overview of verb debate

The verb debate has 4 senses

• debate -- (argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary")


• consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate -- (think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind")


• debate, deliberate -- (discuss the pros and cons of an issue)


• argue, contend, debate, fence -- (have an argument about something)