Altercated

Altercated
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. [1913 Webster]

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  • altercated — v. fight, quarrel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Altercating — 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yowani Choctaws — Yowani (probably from the word for caterpillar) ( Yguanes/Yugani/Iguanes Spanish ) is a branch of the Choctaw tribe which became part of the Caddo Confederacy [A History of the Caddo Indians, By William B. Glover, The Louisiana Historical… …   Wikipedia

  • altercate — /awl teuhr kayt /, v.i., altercated, altercating. to argue or quarrel with zeal, heat, or anger; wrangle. [1530 40; < L altercatus (ptp. of altercari to quarrel), equiv. to *alterc(us) a disputing (alter other + cus formative suffix) + atus ATE1] …   Universalium

  • altercate — /ˈɔltəkeɪt/ (say awltuhkayt), /ˈɒl / (say ol ) verb (i) (altercated, altercating) to argue with zeal, heat, or anger; wrangle. {Latin altercātus, past participle, having wrangled} …  

  • altercate — [ôl′tər kāt΄] vi. altercated, altercating [< L altercatus, pp. of altercari, to dispute < alter, other: see ALTER] to argue angrily; quarrel …   English World dictionary

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