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outdebate

verb out·de·bate \ ˌau̇t-di-ˈbāt , -dē- \

Definition of outdebate

outdebated; outdebating
transitive verb
: to outdo in debating : to win a debate against
  • … played a tobacco lobbyist who jokes about being a merchant of death and gleefully outdebates all comers.
  • —Michael Shnayerson

First Known Use of outdebate

1825

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