polemicize

[ puh-lem-uh-sahyz, poh- ]

verb (used without object)

, po·lem·i·cized, po·lem·i·ciz·ing.

1. to practice the art of disputation; to engage in polemics polemics or controversy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of polemicize¹

First recorded in 1945–50; polemic + -ize

Example Sentences

They chose by preference to live them as best they could, rather than polemicize about them.

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