verb to talk about a serious matter or problem ○ The point of the meeting is to discuss how to save money. ○ They spent hours discussing the details of the wedding. Synonym talk over
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v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discussed p. pr. & vb. n. Discussing.] [L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally, distinguish); dis- + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash.]
1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; — said especially of tumors. “Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection.” Sir H. Wotton. “A pomade … of virtue to discuss pimples.” Rambler.
3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [Obs.] “All regard of shame she had discussed.” Spenser.
4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. ´We sat and … discussed the farm … and the price of grain.´ Tennyson. ´To discuss questions of taste.´ Macaulay.
5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [Colloq.] “We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us.” Sir S. Baker.
6. (Law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. Burrill. Syn. — To Discuss, Examine, Debate. We speak of examining a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We speak of discussing a topic when we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion. We speak of debating a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view.
1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; — said especially of tumors. “Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection.” Sir H. Wotton. “A pomade … of virtue to discuss pimples.” Rambler.
3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [Obs.] “All regard of shame she had discussed.” Spenser.
4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. ´We sat and … discussed the farm … and the price of grain.´ Tennyson. ´To discuss questions of taste.´ Macaulay.
5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [Colloq.] “We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us.” Sir S. Baker.
6. (Law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. Burrill. Syn. — To Discuss, Examine, Debate. We speak of examining a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We speak of discussing a topic when we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion. We speak of debating a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view.
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