Word Study
altercate
CIDE DICTIONARY
altercate, v. i. [L. altercatus, p. p. of altercare, altercari, fr. alter another. See Alter.].
To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
altercate, v.intr. (often foll. by with) dispute hotly; wrangle.
Derivative
altercation n.
Etymology
L altercari altercat-
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