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Definition of Altercates
1. altercate [v] - See also: altercate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Altercates
Literary usage of Altercates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1912)
"In the scene where Lucy, Silvia's maid, altercates with Setter, the pimp, the
language is marked by all the bombast of youth, which Congreve presently laid ..."
2. The American Historical Review by American Historical Association (1905)
"... 'tis his peculiar excellence when he altercates to appear to be drawn unwillingly
into the contest and to throw in the eyes of others the whole blame on ..."
3. The Political and Economic Doctrines of John Marshall: Who for Thirty-four by John Marshall, John Edward Oster (1914)
"... 'tis his peculiar excellence when he altercates to appear to be drawn unwillingly
into the contest and to throw in the eyes of others the whole blame on ..."
4. The Life of John Marshall by Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1916)
"... 'tis his peculiar excellence when he altercates to appear to be drawn unwillingly
into the contest and to throw in the eyes of others the whole blame on ..."
5. The Life of James Monroe by George Morgan (1921)
"... Speaker replied with some degree of acrimony and Henry retorted with a good
deal of temper; 'tis his peculiar excellence when he altercates to appear to ..."
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