altercate
Verb
altercate (third-person singular simple present altercates, present participle altercating, simple past and past participle altercated)
1.to argue or quarrel with zeal, heat, or anger; wrangle.
1.
(intransitive) to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
Word OriginC16, from Latin altercārī to quarrel with another, from alter otherCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollinsPublishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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1520s, "to contend with words," from Latin altercatus, past participle of altercari (see altercation).
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