debate
I
verb
agitate, altercate, argue, argue pros and cons, attempt to disprove, bandy, battle verbally, canvass, confer with, confute, consider, consult with, contend, contest, controvert, deliberate, disagree, discept, discuss, dispute, engage in oral controversy, examine a question, examine by argument, moot, negotiate, ponder, present reasons for and against, present varied opinions, ratiocinate, reason, refute, weigh, wrangle
associated concepts: debates of Constitutional Convention, freedom of debate, legislative debate
II
index
answer (reply), argue, argument (contention), challenge, conflict (noun), conflict (verb), consider, contention (argument), contention (opposition), contest (dispute), contest, contravention, controversy (argument), controvert, converse, cross (disagree with), deliberate, deliberation, disaccord (noun), disaccord (verb), disagree, disagreement, discourse, discuss, dispute, doubt (hesitate), fight (argument), muse, oppose, oscillate, parley, ponder, reason (persuade), refute, respond, speculate (conjecture), treat (process), vacillate
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006