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Definition of 'discuss'Verb
(obsolete) To drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.i:
- For she was giuen all to fleshly lust, / And poured forth in sensuall delight, / That all regard of shame she had discust , / And meet respect of honour put to flight
* Rambler
- a pomade of virtue to discuss pimples
* Sir H. Wotton
- Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection.
To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
- Let's sit down and discuss this rationally.
- I don't wish to discuss this further. Let's talk about something else.
(obsolete) To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
* , Merry Wives of Windsor , act 1, sc. 3:
- Nym : I will discuss the humour of this love to Page.
* , Henry V , act 4, sc. 1:
- Pistol : Discuss unto me; art thou officer? Or art thou base, common and popular?
To break to pieces; to shatter.
To deal with, in eating or drinking.
* Sir S. Baker
- We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us.
To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
Synonyms
* (converse about a topic) betalk, debate, talk about
Derived terms
* discussant
* discusser
* discussion
( rel-mid)
* discuss to death
* discuss Uganda
( rel-bottom)
See also
* argue
External links
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