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S: (v) consider (consider%2:32:02::), debate (debate%2:32:02::), moot (moot%2:32:00::), turn over (turn_over%2:32:00::), deliberate (deliberate%2:32:01::) (think about carefully; weigh) "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

S: (v) debate (debate%2:32:00::), deliberate (deliberate%2:32:00::) (discuss the pros and cons of an issue)

S: (v) hash out (hash_out%2:32:00::), discuss (discuss%2:32:00::), talk over (talk_over%2:32:00::) (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion) "We discussed our household budget"

W: (adj) debatable (debatable%3:00:00:controversial:00) [Related to: debate] (open to argument or debate) "that is a moot question"
W: (adj) debatable (debatable%3:00:00:contestable:00) [Related to: debate] (capable of being disproved)
W: (n) debate (debate%1:10:01::) [Related to: debate] (a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal) "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
W: (n) debate (debate%1:10:00::) [Related to: debate] (the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote))
W: (n) debater (debater%1:18:00::) [Related to: debate] (someone who engages in debate)
W: (adj) deliberative (deliberative%3:00:00:thoughtful:00) [Related to: deliberate] (involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination) "a deliberative body"
W: (n) deliberation (deliberation%1:10:00::) [Related to: deliberate] ((usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question) "the deliberations of the jury"
W: (n) deliberation (deliberation%1:09:01::) [Related to: deliberate] (careful consideration) "a little deliberation would have deterred them"
W: (n) deliberation (deliberation%1:07:00::) [Related to: deliberate] (the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision) "he was a man of judicial deliberation"

S: (adj) deliberate (deliberate%3:00:00:intended:00), calculated (calculated%3:00:00:intended:00), measured (measured%3:00:00:intended:00) (carefully thought out in advance) "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"; "he made a deliberate decision not to respond negatively"
S: (adj) careful (careful%3:00:00:unhurried:00), deliberate (deliberate%3:00:00:unhurried:00), measured (measured%3:00:00:unhurried:00) (unhurried and with care and dignity) "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
S: (adj) intentional (intentional%3:00:00:intended:00), knowing (knowing%3:00:00:intended:00), deliberate (deliberate%3:00:01:intended:00) (characterized by conscious design or purpose) "intentional damage"; "a knowing act of fraud"; "a deliberate attempt to provoke a response"