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Definition of altercate in English: altercateverb ˈɒltəkeɪtˈɔːltəkeɪtˈɔltərˌkeɪt [no object]archaic Dispute or argue noisily and publicly. Example sentencesExamples - Not satisfied with the elected councilors squabbling among themselves they altercate like belligerent magpies over over who gets to peck the bottletop, and lick the cream of the milk.
- The lace barely covers her upper leg as the female mages continue to altercate with her that it must be shorter.
- First Sohail played a reckless stroke against Venkatesh Prasad - perhaps due to a rush of blood after altercating with him.
Synonyms argue, quarrel, row, have a row, bicker, squabble, have words, debate, disagree, have a disagreement, have an altercation, be at odds, bandy words
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin altercat- 'wrangled', from altercari. Definition of altercate in US English: altercateverbˈôltərˌkātˈɔltərˌkeɪt [no object]archaic Dispute or argue noisily and publicly. Example sentencesExamples - Not satisfied with the elected councilors squabbling among themselves they altercate like belligerent magpies over over who gets to peck the bottletop, and lick the cream of the milk.
- First Sohail played a reckless stroke against Venkatesh Prasad - perhaps due to a rush of blood after altercating with him.
- The lace barely covers her upper leg as the female mages continue to altercate with her that it must be shorter.
Synonyms argue, quarrel, row, have a row, bicker, squabble, have words, debate, disagree, have a disagreement, have an altercation, be at odds, bandy words
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin altercat- ‘wrangled’, from altercari. |