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DISCEPT
Etymology
Verb
discept (third-person singular simple present discepts, present participle discepting, simple past and past participle discepted)
To debate; to discuss.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cept", v. i. Etym: [L. disceptare.]
Definition: To debate; to discuss. [R.] One dissertates, he is candid; Two must discept, -- has distinguished. R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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