altercate

[ awl-ter-keyt ]
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verb (used without object),al·ter·cat·ed, al·ter·cat·ing.
  1. to argue or quarrel with zeal, heat, or anger; wrangle.

Origin of altercate

1
1530–40; <Latin altercātus (past participle of altercārī to quarrel), equivalent to *alterc(us) a disputing (alter other + -cus formative suffix) + -ātus-ate1

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How to use altercate in a sentence

  • As far as I can make out that means me and the rest of the battery altercate every other night.

    "That's me all over, Mable" | Edward Streeter

British Dictionary definitions for altercate

altercate

/ (ˈɔːltəˌkeɪt) /


verb
  1. (intr) to argue, esp heatedly; dispute

Origin of altercate

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C16: from Latin altercārī to quarrel with another, from alter other

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