altercate
11altercate — al·ter·cate …
12altercate — al•ter•cate [[t]ˈɔl tərˌkeɪt[/t]] v. i. cat•ed, cat•ing to argue or quarrel with intensity; wrangle • Etymology: 1530–40; < L altercātus, ptp. of altercārī to quarrel, v. der. of *altercus dispute < alter other …
13altercate — /ˈɔltəkeɪt/ (say awltuhkayt), /ˈɒl / (say ol ) verb (i) (altercated, altercating) to argue with zeal, heat, or anger; wrangle. {Latin altercātus, past participle, having wrangled} …
14altercate — v.intr. (often foll. by with) dispute hotly; wrangle. Derivatives: altercation n. Etymology: L altercari altercat …
15Altercated — 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… …
16Altercating — 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… …
17quarrel# — quarrel n Quarrel, wrangle, altercation, squabble, bickering, spat, tiff are comparable when they mean a dispute marked by anger or discord on both sides. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are found in their corresponding… …
18wrangle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. quarrel, bicker, squabble, dispute, altercate, argue, brawl. See discord, contention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. altercation, controversy, quarrel, disagreement; see dispute , fight 1 . See Synonym… …
19Chop — Chop, v. i. 1. To purchase by way of truck. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about. [1913 Webster] 3. To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words. [1913 Webster] Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the… …
20Dispute — Dis*pute , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disputing}.] [OE. desputen, disputen, OF. desputer, disputer, F. disputer, from L. disputare, disputatum; dis + putare to clean; hence, fig., to clear up, set in order, reckon, think.… …
