One dissertates, he is candid; Two must discept, -- has distinguished. --R. Browning. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
discept — index contend (dispute), debate, differ (vary), disaccord, dispute (debate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
discept — dis·cept … English syllables
discept — v.i. discuss; dispute. ♦ disceptation, ♦ disceptator, n … Dictionary of difficult words
discept — də̇ˈsept intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin disceptare to separate, decide between, debate, from dis apart + ceptare (from captare to chase, strive to seize) more at dis , catch : debate, discuss … Useful english dictionary
dispute — dis·pute 1 /di spyüt/ vb dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing vi: to engage in a dispute disputing with management over contract terms vt: to engage in a dispute over disputing the correct application of the contract provision; esp: to oppose by argume … Law dictionary
debate — I verb agitate, altercate, argue, argue pros and cons, attempt to disprove, bandy, battle verbally, canvass, confer with, confute, consider, consult with, contend, contest, controvert, deliberate, disagree, discept, discuss, dispute, engage in… … Law dictionary
contend — I (dispute) verb altercate, argue, battle, be discordant, bicker, brawl, carry on an argument, challenge, clash, combat, compete, conflict, contendere, contest, contradict, decernere, differ, disaccord, disagree, discept, discord, dissent,… … Law dictionary
differ — I (disagree) verb be discordant, be incongruent, be inharmonious, bicker, cavil, clash, conflict with, contend, contradict, dispute, divide on, hold different views, object, oppose, protest, raise objections, reject, repudiate, take exception,… … Law dictionary
disaccord — I noun affray, animosity, antagonism, argument, argumentation, brawl, broil, caviling, clashing, cleavage, conflict, conflict of opinion, confrontation, contention, contradiction, contrariety, contrariness, controversy, cross purposes, debate,… … Law dictionary
agitate — Synonyms and related words: actuate, afflict, air, argue, arouse, assail, attack, beat, beat up, blow the coals, bother, bounce, broach, bug, burden, campaign, canvass, churn, churn up, concern, concuss, consider, convulse, debate, disarrange,… … Moby Thesaurus
