| Debate: English to English |
| Debate (v. i.) To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider; to discuss or examine different arguments in the mind; -- often followed by on or upon. |
| Debate (v. i.) To engage in strife or combat; to fight. |
| Debate (v. t.) A fight or fighting; contest; strife. |
| Debate (v. t.) Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife in argument; controversy; as, the debates in Parliament or in Congress. |
| Debate (v. t.) Subject of discussion. |
| Debate (v. t.) To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against. |
| Debate (v. t.) To engage in combat for; to strive for. |