| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| altercate |
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| SYLLABICATION: | al·ter·cate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ôl t r-k t |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: al·ter·cat·ed, al·ter·cat·ing, al·ter·cates
To argue or dispute vehemently; wrangle. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin altercr , alterct-, to quarrel, from alter, other. See al-1 in Appendix I.
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