debatable
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debatable or debateable (dɪˈbeɪtəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | open to question; disputable |
| 2. | law in dispute, as land or territory to which two parties lay claim |
| debateable or debateable | |
| —adj | |
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Debatable
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is degrade. Does it mean:
| TO BEHEAD |
| TO LOWER IN DEGREE OR QUALITY |
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Word Origin & History
debatable
late 15c. (Anglo-Latin), from O.Fr. debatable, from debatre (see debate). Earliest references were to lands claimed by two nations; general sense is from 1580s.
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Example sentences
Cheap is debatable of course, but comfortable and safe to be certain.
It's debatable which chef started the trend, but tomato water quickly became beloved in four-star kitchens.
And what good the planned reform will do is debatable.
While there is much to debate, and there is much that is debatable about your response, this dialog is important.
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