v.
talk about (something) so as to reach a decision.
▸talk or write about (a topic), examining different issues or ideas.
Derivative
- discussable adj.
- discussant n.
- discusser n.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘dispel, disperse’, also ‘examine by argument’): from L. discuss-, discutere ‘dash to pieces’, later ‘investigate’, from dis- ‘apart’ + quatere ‘shake’.
