Apply and Debate

Apply

Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.

Debate and apply are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Debate" instead a verb "Apply".

Debate

Debate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.

Apply and debate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Debate".

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

Common collocations

idea apply idea debate idea
status apply status debate status
way apply way debate way
rule apply rule debate rule

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Crookshanks' actions turned out to be heroic, Scabbers turned out to be evil, and Crookshanks never even ate Scabbers in the first place, so the debate doesn't really apply.
  • Useful Notes / The '90s For a few months, a hot topic of debate in some parts of the country was the creation of "school vouchers", which allowed residents to apply their school taxes to a school of their choosing.
  • Casual/Competitive Conflict Note that this doesn't just apply to video games — anything with both a casual and competitive scene, such as sports or tabletop games, can also spiral into this debate.
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