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(verb) argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary" |
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Related Words: cogitate, deliberate |
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(verb) discuss the pros and cons of an issue |
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Synonyms: deliberate |
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Related Words: discuss, talk over |
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(noun) the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote) |
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Synonyms: disputation, public debate |
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Related Words: oral presentation, public speaking, speaking |
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(verb) think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike" |
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Synonyms: consider, deliberate, moot, turn over |
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Related Words: discuss, talk over, think twice, wrestle |
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(noun) a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" |
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Synonyms: argument |
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Related Words: discussion, give-and-take, word |
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(verb) have an argument about something |
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Synonyms: argue, contend, fence |
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Related Words: altercate, argufy, bicker, brabble, converse, discourse, dispute, niggle, oppose, pettifog, quarrel, quibble, spar, squabble, stickle |
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