polemize

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verb

To attack in speech or in writing.

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polemisepolemicizepolemicise
OriginAncient Greek πολεμίζω →
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Meanings

verbpolemize (third-person singular simple present polemizes, present participle polemizing, simple past and past participle polemized)

present singular third person polemizes · participle present polemizing · participle past polemized · past polemized

  1. transitiveTo attack in speech or in writing.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbengage in a controversy

Similar
polemisepolemicizepolemicise
Broader
quarreldisputescrap
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polemicize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπολεμίζω
  2. Englishpolemize

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολεμίζω (polemízō).

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APA

polemize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemize

MLA

“polemize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polemize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemize.

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