Defn: With contention. [Obs.]
DEBATEMENT
De*bate"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. debatement a beating.]
Defn: Controversy; deliberation; debate. [R.]
A serious question and debatement with myself. Milton.
DEBATER
De*bat"er, n.
Defn: One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a
controvertist.
Debate where leisure serves with dull debaters. Shak.
DEBATING
De*bat"ing, n.
Defn: The act of discussing or arguing; discussion. Debating society or club, a society or club for the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous speaking.
DEBATINGLY
De*bat"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of a debate.
DEBAUCH De*bauch", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Debauched; p. pr. & vb. n. Debauching.] Etym: [F. débaucher, prob. originally, to entice away from the workshop; pref. dé- (L. dis- or de) + OF. bauche, bauge, hut, cf. F. bauge lair of a wild boar; prob. from G. or Icel., cf. Icel. balkr. See Balk, n.]