dis|cuss

dis|cuss
dis|cuss «dihs KUHS», transitive verb.
1. to consider from various points of view; talk over: »

His mother and father always discuss the news. Congress is discussing tax rates. Senior public education officials…gathered here to discuss how to improve the big-city school systems (New York Times).

2. Archaic. to try the qualities of (food or drink) by eating or drinking; consume: »

They allowed him to discuss the question, while they discussed his port wine (Frederick Marryat).

3. (in civil law) to take all possible steps to recover a debt from (the person primarily liable) before proceeding against the person secondarily liable.
4. Archaic. to dispel; disperse: »

a pomade…of virtue to discuss pimples (Samuel Johnson).

5. Obsolete. to make known; reveal: »

Art thou a gentleman? What is thy name? discuss (Shakespeare).

╂[< Latin discussus, past participle of discutere strike asunder (in Late Latin, discuss) < dis- apart + quatere to shake]
–dis|cuss´er, noun.
Synonym Study 1 Discuss, argue, debate mean to talk something over with others in order to arrive at a conclusion. Discuss suggests considering all sides of a question: »

We discussed the best road to take.

Argue suggests taking one side and bringing forward facts and reasons for it and against the other side: »

I argued for taking the new highway.

Debate suggests more formal arguing, often publicly, between clearly drawn-up sides: »

The question of federal aid to schools was hotly debated in the Senate.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • dis|cuss´er — dis|cuss «dihs KUHS», transitive verb. 1. to consider from various points of view; talk over: »His mother and father always discuss the news. Congress is discussing tax rates. Senior public education officials…gathered here to discuss how to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|cuss|a|ble — «dihs KUHS uh buhl», adjective. = discussible. (Cf. ↑discussible) …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|cuss|i|ble — «dihs KUHS uh buhl», adjective. that can be discussed: »This kind of protection has recently come into the realm of the imaginable and discussible, as Peter F. Drucker demonstrates in “The Medical Insurance We Need Most” (Harper s) …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • cuss — con·cuss; cuss·ed; cuss·ed·ness; dis·cuss·er; dis·cuss·ible; ex·cuss; per·cuss; reper·cuss; cuss; dis·cuss; cuss·ed·ly; …   English syllables

  • discuss — dis·cuss …   English syllables

  • discusser — dis·cuss·er …   English syllables

  • discuss — dis•cuss [[t]dɪˈskʌs[/t]] v. t. 1) to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about 2) Obs. to make known • Etymology: 1300–50; (< AF discusser) < L discussus, ptp. of discutere to shatter, scatter dis•cuss′er, n …   From formal English to slang

  • discuss — dis|cuss [ dı skʌs ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to talk about something with someone: We re meeting to discuss the matter next week. discuss something with someone: You should discuss this problem with your doctor. discuss how/why/whether etc.:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • discussible — dis·cuss·ible …   English syllables

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