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DEBATE
/dɪˈbeɪt/VerbNounde-BATEde-bate · 2 syllablesGrade 4
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023
Meaning
To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English debaten, from Old French debatre (“to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down”), from Romanic desbattere, from Latin dis- (“apart, in different directions”) + battuō (“to beat, to fence”).
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