debate vs regard

debate

verb
  • To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide 

  • To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. 

noun
  • An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views. 

  • A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin. 

  • Discussion of opposing views. 

  • An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision. 

regard

verb
  • To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. 

  • To look at; to observe. 

  • To have to do with, to concern. 

  • To face toward. 

noun
  • A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense. 

  • The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held. 

  • A steady look, a gaze. 

  • Slang for retard, a very bad stock trader. 

  • One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference. 

How often have the words debate and regard occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )