altercated

Variant of altercate

altercate definition

al·ter·cate (ôl′tər kāt′)

intransitive verb altercated -·cat′ed, altercating -·cat′·ing

to argue angrily; quarrel

Etymology: < L altercatus, pp. of altercari, to dispute < alter, other: see alter

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