debate

I

n.

1) to conduct, hold; moderate a debate

2) an acrimonious, bitter; heated, lively, sharp, spirited debate

3) a campaign; parliamentary debate

4) a debate about; with

II

v.

1) to debate heatedly, hotly

2) (D; intr.) to debate about (to debate about disarmament)

3) (D; intr.) to debate with

4) (Q) we debated what to do

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[dɪ'beɪt]

bitter

heated

hold

hotly

lively

moderate a debate

parliamentary debate

sharp

spirited debate

with

(D; intr.) to debate with

(Q) we debated what to do

a campaign

a debate about

an acrimonious

to conduct

to debateheatedly

(D;intr.) to debate about (to debate about disarmament)