DEBATED

Definition: DEBATED

DEBATED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Debate

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "DEBATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Crosswords: DEBATED

English words defined with "DEBATED": breeding, bringing up ♦ debate ♦ fosterage, fostering ♦ Michel de Notredame, millennium, Moot point ♦ Nostradamus, nurture ♦ policy, Pro and con ♦ raising, rearing ♦ the true, truth ♦ Unargued, upbringing ♦ verity ♦ water, water supply, water system. (references)

Specialty definitions using "DEBATED": Chip Scale Packaging ♦ -endian ♦ rodding ♦ Wooden Wedge. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Hm. That is a point that Talmudic scholars have debated for generations. (The Abominable Dr. Phibes; writing credit: James Whiton; William Goldstein)
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Domain	Title
Books	Animal Rights (American Issues Debated) (reference) Dialogues in Judaism: Jewish Dilemmas Defined, Debated, and Explored (reference) Gun Control (American Issues Debated) (reference) Immigration (American Issues Debated) (reference) The Debated Mind: Evolutionary Psychology versus Ethnography (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Ralph Waldo Emerson	Out of Plato come all things that are still written and debated about among men of thought.
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Title	Author	Quote
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	It was debated whether or no, with safety to the common weal, yonder scarlet letter might be taken off your bosom.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	And when the matter was debated in council, the wisest part of the ministry were of my opinion.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		However, these findings have been debated, and no definite information on risk factors exists. (references)
Business		Egypt has copyright law 354 of 1954 which was amended by law 3 of 1992 and Ministerial Decree 82 of 1993. A stronger IPR law is currently being debated in the People's Assembly. (references)
		There appears to be a possibility that the government will allow suppliers an opportunity to appeal the recent price cuts. The issue of price-cutting will be thoroughly discussed and debated at upcoming joint task force meetings. (references)
Civil Liberties	Cote d'Ivoire	The citizenship issue was debated extensively during the year, and many citizens challenged the citizenship of other Ivoirians. (references)
	Croatia	In the autumn, Parliament debated legislation on a third HRT channel; the legislation was designed to resolve the issue of selling or leasing the third channel. (references)
Economic History	Romania	Draft bills on electronic commerce and protection of personal data were debated in the Parliament. (references)
Human Rights	Qatar	Some provisions of the legislation continue to be debated. (references)
	Barbados	The legislation, which would establish an independent body to address complaints about police abuse, was debated in Parliament but had not been approved by year's end. (references)
	Norway	Based on the principle that each cabinet minister is responsible for promoting human rights in his of her field, the Government established a separate committee of state secretaries to follow up on the plan of action for human rights contained in the White Paper that was debated by Parliament in 2000. The committee is responsible for ensuring that human rights issues receive political emphasis and attention. (references)
Indigenous People	Indonesia	A March conference debated whether to pursue independence or special autonomy, resulting in numerous meetings with local communities to explain autonomy and solicit input. (references)
	Canada	The treaty was ratified by the Nisga'a people in 1998 and by the provincial legislature in 1999. It was debated and passed by Parliament in 1999. Although the British Columbia legislature ratified the treaty, two groups expressed their intention to challenge the treaty in court. (references)
Political Rights	Comoros	In August representatives from each island debated the first draft. (references)
Trade	Brazil	The labeling requirement for genetically modified organism (GMO) must follow the same procedures as mentioned above, although, GMO is currently being debated in Brazil. (references)
Women	Saint Kitts and Nevis	The draft bill was debated during the year and used as a training tool, but had not been passed into law by year's end. (references)
	Mozambique	According to parliamentarians who debated the proposed revision of the law, women are subject to sexual harassment and to discrimination in hiring because of potential absences on maternity leave; although the Labor Law entitles a woman to 60 days of maternity leave, employers often violate this right. (references)
Worker Rights	Luxembourg	In February the Chamber of Deputies debated the Government's policy that grants limited entry visas and special work permits to nearly 1,000 women a year, mainly from Eastern Europe, to work as performers in cabarets. (references)
	Mozambique	The National Assembly briefly debated this matter on December 6 and is scheduled to reconvene discussion on the issue during its next session that begins in March 2002. The standard legal workweek is 44 hours, with a weekly 24-hour rest period. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	Voting rights and the voting booth that we debated so long back in the fifties, and the doors to public service, are open at last to all Americans regardless of their color.
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"DEBATED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 72.38% of the time. "DEBATED" is used about 553 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)	72.38%	401	13,953
Lexical Verb (past tense)	24.01%	133	27,614
Adjective (general or positive)	3.61%	20	78,262
Total	100.00%	553	N/A

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "DEBATED": much-debated.
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Language		Translations for "DEBATED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		辩论 (Debate, Debating, teach-in). (various references)

French		débattues, débattit, débattirent, débattîmes. (various references)

German		debattierte, erörtert (argues, debates). (various references)

Greek		πολύ συζητημένος (much debated). (various references)

Korean		� � 하�" (Discussed). (various references)

Pig Latin		ebatedday.(various references)

Swedish		omdebatterad. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words ending with "DEBATED": outdebated. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"DEBATED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dabate, debashed, debatee, Debati, debatle, debeaked, debite, debitted, debitum, deblate, debmat, debutee, decated, Decatex, degate, delated, derated, deratted, diebate, dubbined, febantel, kebabed. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "DEBATED" (pronounced dubā"tud)
6	-u b ā" t u d	abated, unabated.
5	-b ā" t u d	baited, bated.
4	-ā" t u d	annotated, awaited, belated, berated, conjugated, created, dated, deflated, desecrated, dilated, elated, equated, fated, feted, gated, grated, hated, inflated, interrelated, mated, misstated, negated, overrated, overweighted, plated, predated, prorated, rated, reinstated, related, restated, sated, sedated, skated, slated, stated, translated, undated, underrated, unrated, unrelated, unstated, updated, vacated, waited, weighted.
3	-t u d	abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, backdated, bankrupted, batted, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, daunted, deactivated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unreconstructed, unregulated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, uplifted, uprooted, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, wanted, warranted, wasted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-d-d-e-e-t"
	-1 letter: beaded, debate.
	-2 letters: bated, dated.
	-3 letters: abed, abet, bade, bate, bead, beat, beet, beta, date, dead, debt, deed, deet, teed.
	-4 letters: add, ate, bad, bat, bed, bee, bet, dab, dad, deb, dee, eat, eta, tab, tad, tae, tea, ted, tee.
	-5 letters: ab, ad, ae, at, ba, be, de, ed, et, ta.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-d-d-e-e-t"
	+1 letter: bedstead, deadbeat, deathbed.
	+2 letters: bartended, bedsteads, besteaded, deadbeats, deathbeds, redbaited.
	+3 letters: outdebated.
	+4 letters: debilitated, deliberated.
	+5 letters: absentminded, decarbonated, decerebrated, defibrinated, destabilized, detribalized.
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