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invite to debate

VERB

throw down the gauntlet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cross swords

WEAK

ask for trouble call out challenge confront contest dare defy do something about it knock the chip off one's shoulder meet face to face provoke stand up to start something

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.