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Syllabification: (dis·cuss)

Pronunciation: /disˈkəs/

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Definition of discuss

verb

[with object]

talk about (something) with another person or group of people:I discussed the matter with my wife [with clause]:they were discussing where to go for a drink
talk or write about (a topic) in detail, taking into account different ideas and opinions:in Chapter Six I discuss problems that arise in applying Darwin’s ideas

Derivatives

discussable
discusser

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'dispel, disperse', also 'examine by argument'): from Latin discuss- 'dashed to pieces', later 'investigated', from the verb discutere, from dis- 'apart' + quatere 'shake'

Spell discuss and the related word discussion with dis- at the beginning, followed by a double s.

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discuss

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