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Definition of Altercate
1. Verb. Have a disagreement over something. "Sam wants to altercate with Sue "; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
Generic synonyms: Argue, Contend, Debate, Fence
Specialized synonyms: Brawl, Wrangle, Spat, Polemicise, Polemicize, Polemise, Polemize, Fall Out
Derivative terms: Disputant, Disputation, Disputation, Disputative, Dispute, Dispute, Quarrel, Quarreler, Quarreller, Scrap, Scrapper
Definition of Altercate
1. v. i. To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle.
Definition of Altercate
1. Verb. (transitive) To argue, quarrel or wrangle with someone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Altercate
1. [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Altercate
Literary usage of Altercate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"... to altercate ; cf. Swed. jaga, to hunt, whence Swed. dial. /akka, to rove
about (cf. Nassau Jacken, to drive horses quickly, cited by Kietz). ..."
2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"Mill, altercate boor; —tag, m. Med. critical day ; —thaler ... to exchange words,
to talk, speak; to argue; to dispute, altercate, to quarrel. ..."
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