discuss

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈskʌs/

verb

[with object]
  • talk about (something) with a person or 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 issues or ideas: in Chapter Six I discuss problems that arise in applying Darwin’s ideas

Derivatives

discussable

adjective

discusser

noun

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'

Spelling help

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