1. a preliminary discussion or debate held before a main or formal debate
Usage: often used in academic or political contexts

1. to discuss or debate a topic in advance of a formal debate
Usage: transitive or intransitive

Examples

• The team held a predebate to refine their arguments before the competition.
• Students predebated the resolution to identify potential weaknesses.
• A predebate session helped clarify the main points of contention.
• The candidates agreed to predebate the economic policy before the televised event.
• We predebated the proposal internally before presenting it to the board.