debatir
/debaˈtiɾ/ · B2 · verb
to debate
🗣️⚖️ de- (down) + batir (beat) = beat an argument down, back and forth
Debatir comes from Latin de- (down, thoroughly) + battuere (to beat). Arguments get beaten back and forth until one gives way. Related: batir (to beat, whisk) and English battle. Struggling over a decision is an inner back-and-forth beating.