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How to pronounce “debate”

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Pronunciation guide for debate

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of debate with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Broadway's What the Constitution Means to MeAnd you are, in real life, very experienced debaters,
Definition summary: (ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.]

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Broadway's What the Constitution Means to Me

And you are, in real life, very experienced debaters,

[Verb]
(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.]
(obsolete, intransitive, reciprocal) To fight. [14th–17th c.]
(obsolete, transitive) To engage in combat for; to strive for.
(transitive) To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide
[Noun]
An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
(uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.
(frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.
(obsolete) Strife, discord.