I. verb
1.
Synonyms: broach , bring up, introduce, ventilate
2.
Synonyms: discuss 1, agitate, argue, canvass, debate, discept, dispute, ||kick around, thrash out, toss (around)
II. adjective
open to question
it is a moot point whether he would have been tried and convicted
Synonyms: arguable, debatable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, mootable, problematic, questionable, uncertain; compare doubtful 1
Related Word: controversial, suspect; unsettled
Contrasted words: confirmed, established, settled; inarguable, indisputable, undebatable, unproblematic, unquestionable; certain, sure