Debate and Speak

Debate

Debate verb - To talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion.

Usage example: we debated the advantages versus the disadvantages of the proposed waterfront development

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

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

Speak verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.

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Debate and speak are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Debate" instead a verb "Speak".

Nearby Words: speaker, speaking

Many people debate just how solemnly, and what language a pope has to speak to be doing so.

Source: Useful Notes / Christianity
It would take until 1940's The Great Dictator before The Tramp would speak intelligibly (and there remains great debate as to whether the character Chaplin plays in this film is the Tramp).

Source: Creator / Charlie Chaplin
It's a very real debate in the forums, from time to time, whether the purpose of TV Tropes includes promoting specific fan-speak terms so as to become recognized across all fandoms.

Source: Forced Meme