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<hw>De*bate"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82bat</ets>, fr. <ets>d\'82battre</ets>. See <er>Debate</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A fight or fighting; contest; strife.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>On the day of the Trinity next ensuing was a great <b>debate</b> . . . and in that murder there were slain . . . fourscore. <i>R. of Gloucester.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>But question fierce and proud reply Gave signal soon of dire <b>debate</b>. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife in argument; controversy; <as>as, the <ex>debates</ex> in Parliament or in Congress</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Heard, noted, answer'd, as in full <b>debate</b>. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Subject of discussion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>Statutes and edicts concerning this <b>debate</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Debateful</h1> <Xpage=373>

<hw>De*bate"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full of contention; contentious; quarrelsome.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Debatefully</h1> <Xpage=373>

<hw>De*bate"ful*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With contention.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Debatement</h1> <Xpage=373>

<hw>De*bate"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>debatement</ets> a beating.]</ety> <def>Controversy; deliberation; debate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>A serious question and <b>debatement</b> with myself. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Debater</h1> <Xpage=373>

<hw>De*bat"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a controvertist.</def>

<blockquote>Debate where leisure serves with dull <b>debaters</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Debating</h1> <Xpage=373>

<hw>De*bat"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of discussing or arguing; discussion.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Debating society</col> &or; <col>club</col></mcol>, <cd>a society or club for the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous speaking.</cd></cs>

<h1>Debatingly</h1> <Xpage=373>

<hw>De*bat"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In the manner of a debate.</def>

<h1>Debauch</h1> <Xpage=373>

<hw>De*bauch"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Debauched</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Debauching</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82baucher</ets>, prob. originally, to entice away from the workshop; pref. <ets>d\'82-</ets> (L. <ets>dis-</ets> or <ets>de</ets>) + OF. <ets>bauche</ets>, <ets>bauge</ets>, hut, cf. F. <ets>bauge</ets> lair of a wild boar; prob. from G. or Icel., cf. Icel. <ets>b\'belkr</ets>. See <er>Balk</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>To lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to seduce; <as>as, to <ex>debauch</ex> one's self by intemperance; to <ex>debauch</ex> a woman; to <ex>debauch</ex> an army.</as></def>

<blockquote>Learning not <b>debauched</b> by ambition. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A man must have got his conscience thoroughly <b>debauched</b> and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin. <i>South.</i></blockquote>