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Research vs Discuss - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between research and discuss

is that research is to search again while discuss is to converse or debate concerning a particular topic.

As verbs the difference between research and discuss

is that research is to search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently while discuss is (obsolete|transitive) to drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.

As a noun research

is (uncountable) diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc; laborious or continued search after truth.

research

English

(wikipedia research)

Noun

  • (uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Philip E. Mirowski , title=Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits , volume=100, issue=1, page=87 , magazine= citation , passage=In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research , the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.}}
  • (countable) A particular instance or piece of research.
  • * Macaulay
    • The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.
  • * 1747 , The Scots magazine (volume 9, page 567)
    • The first step I took in this so necessary a research , was to examine the motives, the justice, the necessity and expediency of the revolution

    Synonyms

    * researches * investigation * exploration * examination * study * inquiry * scrutiny

    Derived terms

    * desk research * empirical research * field research * historical research * primary research * proresearch * qualitative research * quantitative research * scientific research * secondary research

    Verb

    (es)
  • To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
  • To make an extensive investigation into.
  • To search again.

    • References

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    Anagrams

    * * reachers * re-search

    discuss

    English

    (wikipedia discuss)

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.i:
    • For she was giuen all to fleshly lust, / And poured forth in sensuall delight, / That all regard of shame she had discust , / And meet respect of honour put to flight
  • * Rambler
    • a pomade of virtue to discuss pimples
  • * Sir H. Wotton
    • Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection.
  • To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
    • Let's sit down and discuss this rationally.
    I don't wish to discuss this further. Let's talk about something else.
  • (obsolete) To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
  • * , Merry Wives of Windsor , act 1, sc. 3:
    • Nym : I will discuss the humour of this love to Page.
  • * , Henry V , act 4, sc. 1:
    • Pistol : Discuss unto me; art thou officer? Or art thou base, common and popular?
  • To break to pieces; to shatter.
  • To deal with, in eating or drinking.
  • * Sir S. Baker
    • We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us.
  • To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.

    • Synonyms

    * (converse about a topic) betalk, debate, talk about

    Derived terms

    * discussant * discusser * discussion * discuss to death * discuss Uganda

    See also

    * argue

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