discourse, talk about, discuss
(verb) to consider or examine in speech or writing; âThe author talks about the different aspects of this questionâ; âThe class discussed Danteâs âInfernoââ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
discuss (third-person singular simple present discusses, present participle discussing, simple past and past participle discussed)
(transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
(transitive, obsolete) To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
(obsolete, transitive) To break to pieces; to shatter.
(obsolete, transitive, colloquial) To deal with, in eating or drinking; consume.
(transitive, legal) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
(obsolete, transitive) To drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.
• (converse about a topic): bespeak, betalk, debate, talk about
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cuss", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Discussing.] Etym: [L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally, distinguish); dis- + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash.]
1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away;
– said especially of tumors. Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection. Sir H. Wotton. A pomade . . . of virtue to discuss pimples. Rambler.
3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [Obs.] All regard of shame she had discussed. Spenser.
4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. "We sat and . . . discussed the farm . . . and the price of grain." Tennyson. "To discuss questions of taste." Macaulay.
5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [Colloq.] We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us. Sir S. Baker.
6. (Law)
Definition: To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. Burrill.
Syn.
– To Discuss, Examine, Debate. We speak of examining a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We speak of discussing a topic when we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion. We speak of debating a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 March 2025
(adjective) given to the overuse of long words; âsesquipedalian oratorsâ; âthis sesquipedalian way of saying one has no moneyâ
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.