discussed

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“discussed” is listed under Discuss.

Origin: L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally, distinguish); dis- + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash.

1. To break to pieces; to shatter. obsolete Sir Thomas Browne

2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; — said especially of tumors. archaic This usage is preserved only in the word discussive.

Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection.— Sir Henry Wotton

A pomade... of virtue to discuss pimples.— Rambler, The

3. To shake; to put away; to finish. obsolete

All regard of shame she had discussed.— Edmund Spenser

4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. “We sat and... discussed the farm... and the price of grain.” Alfred Tennyson “To discuss questions of taste.” Thomas Babington Macaulay

5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. colloquial

We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us.— Sir Samuel White Baker

6. Law To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. Alexander Mansfield. Burrill

Synonyms: To Discuss, Examine, Debate. We speak of examining a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We speak of discussing a topic when we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion. We speak of debating a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54