Meanings
verbaltercate (third-person singular simple present altercates, present participle altercating, simple past and past participle altercated)
present singular third person altercates · participle present altercating · participle past altercated · past altercated
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo argue, quarrel or wrangle.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
- Proto-Italic*aljos
- Proto-Italic*aliteros
- Latinalter
- Latinaltercor
- Englishaltercate
Borrowed from Latin altercor.
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Portuguese altercar
- altercarto argue, quarrel or wrangle
Russian препира́ться, пререка́ться
- препира́ться (prepirátʹsja)to argue, quarrel or wrangle
- пререка́ться (prerekátʹsja)to argue, quarrel or wrangle
Spanish altercar, refertar
- altercarto argue, quarrel or wrangle
- refertarto argue, quarrel or wrangle
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APA
altercate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altercate
MLA
“altercate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altercate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “altercate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altercate.
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