round-tablev.
/ˌraʊndˈteɪbl/, U.S. /ˌraʊn(d)ˈteɪb(ə)l/ intransitive. To take part in a round-table conference or discussion. Cf. Round Table n. 5.
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the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > confer, consult, or deliberate > in a specified way
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1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Feb. 1 When Mr. Goschen goes over to the Tories on one side, Mr. Chamberlain round-tables on the other.
1921 Ohio State Univ. Monthly Oct. 8/2 Feasting on turkey at the Frederick Hotel and ‘round-tabling’ thereafter for a spell.
1942 Sewage Wks. Jrnl. 14 720 ‘Round Tabled’ all through the plant!
1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking i. 24 We're constantly round-tabling to reposition ourselves.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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