debate是及物动词还是不及物动词？

及物+不及物

请参考webster的解释：

1de·bate 1 n.
Pronunciation: di-'bāt, dē-
Function: noun
Date: 13th century

: a contention by words or arguments: as a : the formal discussion of a motion before a deliberative body according to the rules of parliamentary procedure b : a regulated discussion of a proposition between two matched sides 2debate 2 n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: de·bat·ed ; de·bat·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French debatre, from de- + batre to beat, from Latin battuere
Date: 14th century

intransitive verb
1 obsolete : FIGHT, CONTEND
2 a : to contend in words b : to discuss a question by considering opposed arguments
3 : to participate in a debate
transitive verb
1 a : to argue about <the subject was hotly debated> b : to engage (an opponent) in debate
2 : to turn over