WORD ORIGIN
1520s, "to contend with words," from Latin altercatus, past participle of altercari (see altercation).
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR ALTERCATE
disagrees
verbargue; hold differing opinion- altercate
- battle
- bicker
- brawl
- break with
- bring action
- clash
- contend
- contest
- controversialize
- controvert
- debate
- differ
- disaccord
- discept
- discord
- dispute
- dissent
- divide
- fall out
- feud
- fight
- go for the jugular
- haggle
- have words
- jump on
- lay into
- let have it
- logomachize
- object
- oppose
- palter
- quarrel
- quibble
- rip
- row
- scrap
- set to
- skirmish
- spar
- spat
- sue
- take issue
- take on
- war
- wrangle
- zap
discuss
verbtalk over with another- altercate
- argue
- bounce off
- canvass
- compare notes
- confabulate
- confer
- consider
- consult with
- contend
- contest
- converse
- debate
- deliberate
- descant
- discept
- discourse about
- dispute
- dissert
- dissertate
- examine
- exchange views on
- explain
- figure
- get together
- go into
- groupthink
- hash over
- hold forth
- jaw
- kick about
- knock around
- moot
- put heads together
- reason about
- review
- sift
- take up
- thrash out
- toss around
- ventilate
- weigh
discussed
verbtalk over with another- altercate
- argue
- bounce off
- canvass
- compare notes
- confabulate
- confer
- consider
- consult with
- contend
- contest
- converse
- debate
- deliberate
- descant
- discept
- discourse about
- dispute
- dissert
- dissertate
- examine
- exchange views on
- explain
- figure
- get together
- go into
- groupthink
- hash over
- hold forth
- jaw
- kick about
- knock around
- moot
- put heads together
- reason about
- review
- sift
- take up
- thrash out
- toss around
- ventilate
- weigh
discusses
verbtalk over with another- altercate
- argue
- bounce off
- canvass
- compare notes
- confabulate
- confer
- consider
- consult with
- contend
- contest
- converse
- debate
- deliberate
- descant
- discept
- discourse about
- dispute
- dissert
- dissertate
- examine
- exchange views on
- explain
- figure
- get together
- go into
- groupthink
- hash over
- hold forth
- jaw
- kick about
- knock around
- moot
- put heads together
- reason about
- review
- sift
- take up
- thrash out
- toss around
- ventilate
- weigh
discussing
verbtalk over with another- altercate
- argue
- bounce off
- canvass
- compare notes
- confabulate
- confer
- consider
- consult with
- contend
- contest
- converse
- debate
- deliberate
- descant
- discept
- discourse about
- dispute
- dissert
- dissertate
- examine
- exchange views on
- explain
- figure
- get together
- go into
- groupthink
- hash over
- hold forth
- jaw
- kick about
- knock around
- moot
- put heads together
- reason about
- review
- sift
- take up
- thrash out
- toss around
- ventilate
- weigh
dispute
verbargue- agitate
- altercate
- bicker
- brawl
- bump heads
- canvass
- challenge
- clash
- confute
- contend
- contest
- contradict
- controvert
- debate
- deny
- disaffirm
- discept
- discuss
- disprove
- doubt
- gainsay
- hassle
- have at
- impugn
- jump on one's case
- kick around
- lock horns
- moot
- negate
- pick a bone
- quarrel
- question
- quibble
- rebut
- refute
- squabble
- take on
- thrash out
- toss around
- wrangle
disputed
verbargue- agitate
- altercate
- bicker
- brawl
- bump heads
- canvass
- challenge
- clash
- confute
- contend
- contest
- contradict
- controvert
- debate
- deny
- disaffirm
- discept
- discuss
- disprove
- doubt
- gainsay
- hassle
- have at
- impugn
- jump on one's case
- kick around
- lock horns
- moot
- negate
- pick a bone
- quarrel
- question
- quibble
- rebut
- refute
- squabble
- take on
- thrash out
- toss around
- wrangle
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