discuss /dɪˈskʌs/ verb6 •to talk about the different sides of something with someoneLet's sit down and discuss whether we should have a baby.I don't wish to discuss this further. •To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. •(informal, no longer used) To deal with, in eating or drinking; consume.We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us. — 1854 •(no longer used) To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).Nym: I will discuss the humour of this love to Page. — 1597 •(no longer used) To drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.June 15, 1751, Samuel Johnson, letter in The Rambler The softness of my hands was secured by medicated gloves, and my bosom rubbed with a pomade prepared by my mother, of virtue to discuss pimples, and clear discolourations. •(no longer used) To break to pieces; to shatter. formsdiscussed · discussing · discusses