Index of English words, starting with "de"

(1) - Debasingly (adv.) In a manner to debase.

(1) - Debatable (a.) Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.

(1) - Debate (v. t.) Subject of discussion.
(2) - 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.
(3) - Debate (v. t.) A fight or fighting; contest; strife.
(4) - 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.
(5) - Debate (v. i.) To engage in strife or combat; to fight.
(6) - 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.
(7) - Debate (v. t.) To engage in combat for; to strive for.

(1) - Debater (n.) One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a controvertist.