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adj. disputed, under discussion, not settled.

v. Simple past tense and past participle of debate.

"One of the most significant issues being debated is how the revenues generated though this system should be spent."

debated    debates    debating   

public speaking    speechmaking    oral presentation    speaking    moot    consider    deliberate    turnover   

debating society   

debatable    debation   

debater   

argue    dispute    discuss    controvert    contest    fight    consider    strife    controversy    discussion   

Ate    Cate    Est    Fate    Haight    Iwate    Kate    Kuwait    Nate    Solid-state   

discussion    controversy    conflict    argument    discourse    inquiry    research    conference    criticism    decision