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| Verb | 1. To argue, dispute, wrangle, contest or squabble. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To discourse, talk, converse, parley or spiel. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To consult. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To agitate, abet or incite. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To consider. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To thrash, strike or shoot. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To contend, fight, struggle or wrestle.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Present participle conjugation of the verb debate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (debate) |
1. Argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary".[Wordnet]. 2. Think about carefully; weigh.[Wordnet]. 3. Discuss the pros and cons of an issue.[Wordnet]. 4. Have an argument about something.[Wordnet]. 5. To engage in combat for; to strive for.[Websters]. 6. To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against.[Websters]. 7. To engage in strife or combat; to fight.[Websters]. 8. 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.[Websters]. 9. Base verb from the following inflections: debating, debated, debates, debater, debaters, debatingly and debatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being conflicting. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being brooding. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being disputed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being warring. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being jarring.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun | 1. The act of discussing or arguing; discussion.[Websters]. | |
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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. |
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"Debating" is a common misspelling or typo for: rebating. |
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Date "Debating" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
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| Noah Webster | [Verb] Disputing; discussing; contending by arguments.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of debate. (references) | ||
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| American Parliamentary Debating Association | The American Parliamentary Debating Association (APDA) is one of two major intercollegiate parliamentary debating associations in the United States, the other being the National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA). APDA sponsors roughly 40 tournaments a year, all in a parliamentary format, as well as a National Championship. It also administers the North American Debating Championship (and concurrently, the North American Public Speaking Championship) with the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate (CUSID). Although it is mainly funded by its member universities, APDA is an entirely student-run organization. (references) | ||
| Brown Debating Union | The Brown Debating Union is a student-run debating organization at Brown University in Providence, RI. It has existed since 1824 and its many members include CNN founder Ted Turner, who was a vice-president of the Union. At its start, the organization was part of a secretive campus leadership group called Pacifica House, which hosted on-campus debates. One of its earliest competitions, in 1919, was a debate over the Volstead Act. (references) | ||
| Debating society | A society or club for the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous speaking. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| North American Debating Championship | The North American Debating Championship is the premier parliamentary debating championship in North America, sanctioned by the national university debating associations in the United States and Canada, the American Parliamentary Debating Association and the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate. It has been held on an alternating basis between the USA and Canada since 1991. The North American Public Speaking Championship is held at the same event, in parallel with the debating competition. (references) | ||
| School debating in scotland | School debating in Scotland is at an all time high. Audiences of nearly two hundred are turning up for major events and the level of skill is at a maximum. (references) | ||
| University of Limerick Debating Union | The University of Limerick Debating Union is a society open to the students and staff of the university to engage in debate on topical issues and participates in student inter-varsity debating competitions. (references) | ||
| University of St Andrews Union Debating Society | The University of St Andrews Union Debating Society was founded in 1794 at the University of St Andrews, the third-oldest university in the English-speaking world. It claims to be the oldest society of its kind in the world, though Trinity College, Dublin's College Historical Society, the Glasgow University Dialectic Society and the Speculative Society of Edinburgh may have better claims. (references) | ||
| University of Western Ontario Debating Society | The stage of Conron Hall at University College, the main debating chamber of the University of Western Ontario Debating Society thumbnail|250px|right|Gallery at Conron Hall The University of Western Ontario Debating Society is the oldest student association at the University of Western Ontario, and is one of the largest and most respected debating societies in the world. It was originally part of the student union at the university, and was separated in 1915 and named "The New Areopagus of Western University", after the supreme tribunal of Athens. It flourished for most of the century, and was given its present name in the 1950s. Today, the Society competes internationally against teams such as the Oxford Union Society, the Cambridge Union Society, and Princeton's Whig-Cliosophic Society. It is a member of CUSID, the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate. (references) | ||
| World Debating Best Speakers | The Individual debater award is awarded as a result of speaker points given to each speaker in 9 rounds of debating at the World Universities Debating Championships. (references) | ||
| World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship | The World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship is a high-profile annual English-language debating tournament for high school level teams representing different countries. All competitors must take part in four events: parliamentary debate, impromptu speaking, interpretive reading and either persuasive speaking or after-dinner speaking. The competition began at Reading Blue Coat School in Reading, England in 1988 and has continued since then. The majority of past championships were held in England, though recent championships have been held in other countries including Argentina, Botswana and Cyprus. A notable difference between this tournament and its counterpart, the World Schools Debating Championship, is the focus on one's individual ranking as opposed to the ranking of each country's team. (references) | ||
| World Schools Debating Championships | The World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) is a high profile annual English-language debating tournament for high school-level teams representing different countries. (references) | ||
| World Universities Debating Championship | The World Universities Debating Championship is the largest tournament in the world of university debating, and one of the largest international student events in the world every year. It is a parliamentary debating event, held in the Worlds Format (a.k.a. British Parliamentary format). (references) | ||
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| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | جِدَال (argument, contention, controversy, debate, dispute), مُدَاوَلَة (consultation, conversation, argumentation, conference, conferences), مُجَادَلَة (argument, arguments, bicker, bickered, bickering), تَحَاجَّ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, converse), تَنَاقُش (arguing, argument, argumentation, arguments, bicker), تَحَاوُر (addressing, argument, argumentation, arguments, colloquy), مُذَاكَرَة (argumentation, conference, conferences, conferring, consideration), تَنَاقَشَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, debate), تَكَلُّم (conversation, conversations, debate, debated, debates), حِوَار (conversation, dialog, dialogue, discussion, speech). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | جِدَال (argument, contention, controversy, debate, dispute), مُدَاوَلَة (consultation, conversation, argumentation, conference, conferences), مُجَادَلَة (argument, arguments, bicker, bickered, bickering), تَحَاجَّ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, converse), تَنَاقُش (arguing, argument, argumentation, arguments, bicker), تَحَاوُر (addressing, argument, argumentation, arguments, colloquy), مُذَاكَرَة (argumentation, conference, conferences, conferring, consideration), تَنَاقَشَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, debate), تَكَلُّم (conversation, conversations, debate, debated, debates), حِوَار (conversation, dialog, dialogue, discussion, speech). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | جِدَال (argument, contention, controversy, debate, dispute), مُدَاوَلَة (consultation, conversation, argumentation, conference, conferences), مُجَادَلَة (argument, arguments, bicker, bickered, bickering), تَحَاجَّ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, converse), تَنَاقُش (arguing, argument, argumentation, arguments, bicker), تَحَاوُر (addressing, argument, argumentation, arguments, colloquy), مُذَاكَرَة (argumentation, conference, conferences, conferring, consideration), تَنَاقَشَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, debate), تَكَلُّم (conversation, conversations, debate, debated, debates), حِوَار (conversation, dialog, dialogue, discussion, speech). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | diskutování (debating, argument, brainstorming, discussing, palaver), debatování (agitation, debating). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | debater (to discuss, knock off, strike off, beat off, contest), debatendo (discussing, debating). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Capeverdian | futi-futi (agitate, discuss, to agitate, to discuss, incite). Additional references: Capeverdian, France, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | diskutování (debating, argument, brainstorming, discussing, palaver), debatování (agitation, debating). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 辩论 (debate, argue over, argument, debating, argue). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 辯論 (debate, argue over, argument, argue, arguing). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corse | tirà (launch, pull, shoot, to pull, to shoot), discutà (agitate, discuss, to agitate, to discuss, incite), discote (discuss, to discuss, agitate, to agitate, incite), cuntrastà (discuss, to discuss, wrestle, contradict, react), dibatte (agitate, discuss, to agitate, to discuss, incite), débatti (abet, agitate, argue, arguing, beat off). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsi | tirà (launch, pull, shoot, to pull, to shoot), discutà (agitate, discuss, to agitate, to discuss, incite), discote (discuss, to discuss, agitate, to agitate, incite), cuntrastà (discuss, to discuss, wrestle, contradict, react), dibatte (agitate, discuss, to agitate, to discuss, incite), débatti (abet, agitate, argue, arguing, beat off). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsican | tirà (launch, pull, shoot, to pull, to shoot), discutà (agitate, discuss, to agitate, to discuss, incite), discote (discuss, to discuss, agitate, to agitate, incite), cuntrastà (discuss, to discuss, wrestle, contradict, react), dibatte (agitate, discuss, to agitate, to discuss, incite), débatti (abet, agitate, argue, arguing, beat off). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corso | tirà (launch, pull, shoot, to pull, to shoot), discutà (agitate, discuss, to agitate, to discuss, incite), discote (discuss, to discuss, agitate, to agitate, incite), cuntrastà (discuss, to discuss, wrestle, contradict, react), dibatte (agitate, discuss, to agitate, to discuss, incite), débatti (abet, agitate, argue, arguing, beat off). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsu | tirà (launch, pull, shoot, to pull, to shoot), discutà (agitate, discuss, to agitate, to discuss, incite), discote (discuss, to discuss, agitate, to agitate, incite), cuntrastà (discuss, to discuss, wrestle, contradict, react), dibatte (agitate, discuss, to agitate, to discuss, incite), débatti (abet, agitate, argue, arguing, beat off). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | diskutování (debating, argument, brainstorming, discussing, palaver), debatování (agitation, debating). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Daco-Rumanian | pertractare (argument, debating). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | debattierend (debating, discussing, expostulating), erörternd (discussing, arguing, debating), debattieren (debate, discuss, dispute, to discuss, debating). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | débattant (agitating, discussing, debating), discutant (discussing, arguing, debating), débattre (agitate, discuss, incite, abet, stir up). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | débattant (agitating, discussing, debating), discutant (discussing, arguing, debating), débattre (agitate, discuss, incite, abet, stir up). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | debattierend (debating, discussing, expostulating), erörternd (discussing, arguing, debating), debattieren (debate, discuss, dispute, to discuss, debating). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 토론회 (forum, symposium, debate, teachin, debating society club). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 토론회 (forum, symposium, debate, teachin, debating society club). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | התוכחות (arguing, debating, discussing, disputing). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | جِدَال (argument, contention, controversy, debate, dispute), مُدَاوَلَة (consultation, conversation, argumentation, conference, conferences), مُجَادَلَة (argument, arguments, bicker, bickered, bickering), تَحَاجَّ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, converse), تَنَاقُش (arguing, argument, argumentation, arguments, bicker), تَحَاوُر (addressing, argument, argumentation, arguments, colloquy), مُذَاكَرَة (argumentation, conference, conferences, conferring, consideration), تَنَاقَشَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, debate), تَكَلُّم (conversation, conversations, debate, debated, debates), حِوَار (conversation, dialog, dialogue, discussion, speech). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | debattierend (debating, discussing, expostulating), erörternd (discussing, arguing, debating), debattieren (debate, discuss, dispute, to discuss, debating). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | debattierend (debating, discussing, expostulating), erörternd (discussing, arguing, debating), debattieren (debate, discuss, dispute, to discuss, debating). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | dibattere (debate, discuss, moot, agitate, argue), disputante (disputant, debater, debating), riflettevo fra me se andare o no (I was debating with myself whether to go or not), le discussioni sono una attività marginale (Debating is an extracurricular activity), le discussioni erano proprio il suo cavallo di battaglia (Debating was right in his line), circolo di cultura (debating society), associazione che organizza dibattiti (debating society). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | התוכחות (arguing, debating, discussing, disputing). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 論争 (controversy, dispute, disputation, argument, polemic), 再び論争 (re debating, re-debating), 論争するテーブル (debating table, debating-table), 論争する部屋 (debating chamber, debating-chamber). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 토론회 (forum, symposium, debate, teachin, debating society club). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Moldavian | pertractare (argument, debating). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Norwegian | Å debattering (debating). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | debater (knock off, strike off, debate, beat off, contest), debatendo (discussing, debating). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Romanian | pertractare (argument, debating). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Rumanian | pertractare (argument, debating). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | debatterande (debating). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Scots Gaelic | deasbaireachd (debating, reasoning, wrangling, argument, argumentation), tagairt (allegation, claim, craving, debating, plea), deasbad (debate, debating, dilemma, discussion). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | controvertido (contest, controversial, controvert, controverted, debating). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | debatterande (debating). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | debatterande (debating). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | müzakere eden (debating, deliberating, deliberative), tartışma (argument, hassle, debate, argumentation, breeze), tartışan (debating), tartışmalar düzenleyen dernek (debating society), müzakere konusu (debating point, negotiating package). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, debating. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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| Language | Translations for “debating” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | dathagebathagatathaging (debating). Additional references: Athag, debating. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | dagebagataging (debating). Additional references: Double Dutch, debating. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | ()|3|>^1¦9 (debating). Additional references: Leet, debating. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | dopebopatoping (debating). Additional references: Oppish, debating. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | ebatingday (debating). Additional references: Pig Latin, debating. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | dibatten (debating). Additional references: Terran B, debating. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | dubebubatubing (debating). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, debating. (volunteer) | |||
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