Dictionary entry details
• DEBATE (noun)
Meaning:
A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
argumentation; debate; argument
Context example:
the argument over foreign aid goes on and on
Hypernyms ("debate" is a kind of...):
discussion; give-and-take; word (an exchange of views on some topic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "debate"):
logomachy (argument about words or the meaning of words)
Meaning:
The formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
disputation; public debate; debate
Hypernyms ("debate" is a kind of...):
oral presentation; public speaking; speaking; speechmaking (delivering an address to a public audience)
• DEBATE (verb)
Meaning:
Argue with one another
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context examples:
We debated the question of abortion / John debated Mary
Hypernyms (to "debate" is one way to...):
consider; debate; deliberate; moot; turn over (think about carefully; weigh)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue debate
Sam cannot debate Sue
Meaning:
Think about carefully; weigh
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
deliberate; moot; debate; consider; turn over
Context examples:
They considered the possibility of a strike / Turn the proposal over in your mind
Hypernyms (to "debate" is one way to...):
discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "debate"):
see (deliberate or decide)
premeditate (consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand)
debate (argue with one another)
wrestle (engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate)
think twice (consider and reconsider carefully)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They debate moving
Meaning:
Discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
deliberate; debate
Hypernyms (to "debate" is one way to...):
discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "debate"):
vex (subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue debate
The cool air does debate good
Meaning:
Have an argument about something
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
argue; contend; debate; fence
Hypernyms (to "debate" is one way to...):
converse; discourse (carry on a conversation)
"Debate" entails doing...:
differ; disagree; dissent; take issue (be of different opinions)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "debate"):
stickle (dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points))
spar (fight verbally)
bicker; brabble; niggle; pettifog; quibble; squabble (argue over petty things)
altercate; argufy; dispute; quarrel; scrap (have a disagreement over something)
oppose (be against; express opposition to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
