noun🔗ShareAn argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision."After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion."politicsgovernmentcommunicationmediasocietylaweducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views."The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old."politicscommunicationsocietygovernmentactionphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDiscussion of opposing views."There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles."politicscommunicationgovernmentsocietyphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(frequently in the French form débat) 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."The scholar specialized in medieval literature, focusing on the debates between personified virtues and vices found in 14th-century French poetry. "literaturelanguageculturehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareStrife, discord."The constant debates about chores caused tension in the family. "politicsgovernmentsocietycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.""Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual."politicscommunicationlanguagesocietygovernmentactionorganizationstatelaweducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fight."The siblings often debates over which TV show to watch. "politicsgovernmentcommunicationactionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo engage in combat for; to strive for."The students' teams debates fiercely for the top prize in the science fair. "politicsgovernmentactionwarmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide"She debates whether to go to the party or stay home and study. "mindphilosophyattitudecommunicationlanguagelogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading