altercate[verb]Synonyms: quarrel, bicker, brabble, caterwaul, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle
Antonyms: concur
Contrasted words: accord, get along, accommodate, adapt, adjust, conform
Related Words: agitate,
argue,
debate,
dispute [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
altercate verb intrans. ['ɔ:ltǝkeɪt, 'ɒl-] M16.[Latin altercat- pa. ppl stem of altercari wrangle: see -ATE3.]Dispute vehemently or angrily; wrangle.
■ altercative adjective characterized by altercation
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