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dis·cuss    Audio Help   [di-skuhs] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, esp. to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
2.Civil Law.
a.to collect a debt from (the person primarily liable) before proceeding against the person secondarily liable.
b.to execute against the movable property of (a debtor) before proceeding against the debtor's immovable property, as land.
3.Rare. to consume (food or drink) enthusiastically.
4.Obsolete. to make known; reveal.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME (< AF discusser) < L discussus struck asunder, shaken, scattered, ptp. of discutere, equiv. to dis- dis-1 + -cutere (comb. form of quatere to shake, strike)]

—Related forms
dis·cuss·er, noun
dis·cuss·a·ble, dis·cuss·i·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 1. reason, deliberate. See argue.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  discuss
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about.
Synonyms:  bandy, moot, talk over, thrash out, thresh out, toss around
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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