debate

verbosostantivocorrente nei dialoghi

Regno Unito//dɪˈbeɪt//
Stati Uniti//dɪˈbeɪt//
Stati Uniti//di-//
Stati Uniti//də-//

To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.

verbo

1
To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.
"Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual.
a wise council […] that did debate this business
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself.
He presents that great soul debating upon the subject of life and death with his intimate friends.
2
obsoletoTo fight.
Well knew they both his person, sith of late / With him in bloudie armes they rashly did debate.
[…] wasteful Time debateth with Decay, To change your day of youth to sullied night
3
obsoletoTo engage in combat for; to strive for.
Volunteers […] thronged to serve under his banner, and the cause of religion was debated with the same ardour in Spain as on the plains of Palestine.
4
To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide
He was debating where he'd spend his holiday.

Etimologia

From Middle English debaten, from Old French debatre (“to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down”), from Romanic desbattere, from Latin dis- (“apart, in different directions”) + battuō (“to beat, to fence”).

sostantivo

1
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.
After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion.
2
An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
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.
3
Discussion of opposing views.
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.
4
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.
5
obsoletoStrife, discord.

Etimologia

From Middle English debat, borrowed from Old French debat, deverbal of debatre, see Etymology 1 for more.

Forme

plurale: debates
passato: debated
participio passato: debated
participio presente: debating
3ª persona singolare: debates

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debate · To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.

debating · The act of taking part in a debate.Debbie · A diminutive of the female given name Deborah.Deborah · A judge of Israel.

Le pagine vicine — L'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.