out-debate
verb[T]
(alsooutdebate)uk/ˌaʊt.dɪˈbeɪt/us/ˌaʊt.dɪˈbeɪt/todebateasubject(=discussitformally)betterthan someoneelse:
Although out-debated by theoppositionleader, the Prime Minister stillwonthevote.
As atrainedlawyer, she could outdebate anyone.
- After out-campaigning all the othercandidates, she then out-debated them in thefinaltelevisiondebate.
- It's verydifficultto outdebate him on anytechnicalsubjectbecause he's soknowledgeable.
- Ifeltthat I had been out-debated but stillmanagedtoscorea fewpointsoff him.
Debate & discussion
- agent provocateur
- bargainer
- bat
- bat around
- broker
- closure
- cloture
- consult
- dialogue
- discursive
- parley
- polemic
- polemical
- post-debate
- powwow
- provocateur
- re-explore
- reason withsomeone
- special pleading
- talk turkeyidiom