erörtern

Meaning

to discuss (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic)

Frequency

22k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛɐ̯ˈʔœʁtɐn/
Etymology

From er- + Middle High German örtern (“to examine carefully”), itself a verbal form from örter, the plural of ort (“outermost point in space and time, tip, end; place”), thus "to follow through to the tip (of a thing)" > "to examine thoroughly" > "to discuss". See Ort (“place”) for more.

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