Hypertext Webster Gateway: "altercate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Altercate \Al"ter*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Altercated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Altercating}.] [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
altercate
v : have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the
question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo
fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {quarrel},
{dispute}, {scrap}, {argufy}]
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