débattre

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French debatre, from Old French debatre. Equivalent to dé- +‎ battre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de.batʁ/ === Verb === débattre to negotiate (intransitive) to discuss, debate [with de or sur ‘about something’] (reflexive) to struggle ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is conjugated like battre. That means it is conjugated like vendre, perdre, etc. (sometimes called the regular -re verbs), except that instead of *débatt and *débatts, it has the forms débat and débats. This is strictly a spelling change; pronunciation-wise, the verb is conjugated exactly like vendre. ==== Related terms ==== débat === Further reading === “débattre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012