v. Function: verb
1 to exchange views about something in order to arrive at the truth or to convince others FF1C; met to discuss community needs FF1E;
Synonyms: agitate, argue, canvass, debate, discept, dispute, ||kick around, moot, pro-and-con, thrash out, toss (around)
Related Words: deliberate, hash over, reason (out), talk over; consider, weigh
Idioms: consider pro and con, go into, reason the point
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Synonyms: DISCOURSE 1, descant, dilate (on or upon), dissert, dissertate, expatiate, sermonize
Related Words: elucidate, explicate, interpret