debate: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of debate
verb
- ambitransitive, reciprocal
To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.
Example: "Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual.
- transitive
To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide
Example: He was debating where he'd spend his holiday.
- intransitive, obsolete, reciprocal
To fight.
- obsolete, transitive
To engage in combat for; to strive for.
Listed forms: debates, debating, debated.
Source: Wiktionary — debate.
noun
- countable, uncountable
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.
Example: After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion.
- countable, uncountable
An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
Example: The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old.
- uncountable
Discussion of opposing views.
Example: There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles.
- countable, uncountable
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.
Listed forms: debates.
Source: Wiktionary — debate.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for debate.
noun
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
noun
the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- disputation
- public debate
verb
think about carefully; weigh
- consider
- moot
- turn over
- deliberate
verb
discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is debate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of debate
D(2) + E(1) + B(3) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of debate
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from debate
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