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polemicize

American  
[puh-lem-uh-sahyz, poh-] / pəˈlɛm əˌsaɪz, poʊ- /
especially British, polemicise

verb (used without object)

polemicized, polemicizing

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

Etymology

Origin of polemicize

First recorded in 1945–50; polemic + -ize

Example Sentences

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Your purpose can’t be to polemicize, but to begin a dialogue.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

I don’t want to polemicize what makes a country a country, but I think we can all agree it’s more than just a bit of information on an external drive floating around aimlessly somewhere.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2017

Altman, by contrast, feels free to polemicize in the more receptive atmosphere that Miller helped create.

From Time Magazine Archive

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