debated

/dษชหˆbeษชtษ™d/

IPA: /D AH0 B EY1 T IH0 D/

verb
  1. 1

    To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.

    โ€œ"Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual.โ€

  2. 2

    To fight.

  3. 3

    To engage in combat for; to strive for.

  4. 4

    To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide

    โ€œHe was debating where he'd spend his holiday.โ€

adjective
  1. 1

    Disputed, under discussion, not settled.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/debate, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/debated