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altercate
(al¦ter|cate)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɔːltəkeɪt, ˈɒl-/
verb
[
no object
]
archaic
dispute or argue noisily and publicly.
Origin:
mid 16th century
: from Latin
altercat-
'wrangled', from
altercari
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