to altercate
- verb
- /ˈɔltərˌkeɪt/
- Formal
:
discutir
- The children started to altercate about who should get the last cookie.
Examples
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So you wish to altercate with me?
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During the meeting, the two lawyers began to altercate over the terms of the contract.
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Out of this population of altercating utterances, we can hardly be sure whose voice, in this case, disputes the grammaticality of "can't."
Academic text (1995) -
The members of the committee began to altercate loudly over the proposed changes to the policy.
Synonyms
607
1.1
To speak angrily with someone because you disagree
158
3.5
To argue about something or question if it is true
46
3.1
To disagree strongly with another person or group
36
2.9
To talk with someone because you disagree about something
35
2.6
To argue angrily with someone about small things
13
6.3
To argue strongly with each other
11
6.9
Talk angrily to someone because of a disagreement
6
6.8
To argue loudly for a long time
5
6.8
Argue strongly with someone, often in public
2
2.8
Argue with someone and feel angry or upset afterward
To disagree angrily about small, unimportant things
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Etymology
Altercate comes from a Latin root alter, which means 'other' and is the same root as alternate; it originally meant to argue with the 'other' person. So, to altercate today is to argue angrily or for a long time.