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altercate

 
Dictionary: al·ter·cate   (ôl'tər-kāt') pronunciation
intr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
To argue or dispute vehemently; wrangle.

[Latin altercārī, altercāt-, to quarrel, from alter, other.]


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: have a disagreement over something
  Synonyms: quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy


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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skændes, trættes

Nederlands (Dutch)
ruzie maken, betwisten

Français (French)
v. intr. - se disputer, avoir une altercation

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich streiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λογοφέρνω, διαπληκτίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
altercare, discutere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - altercar, brigar

Русский (Russian)
шумно ссориться, громко пререкаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - disputar, altercar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gräla, träta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
争论, 口角

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 爭論, 口角

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 말다툼하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 口論する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتشاجر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮רב, התווכח‬


 
 
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