al·ter·cate (ôl′tər-kāt′) intr.v. al·ter·cat·ed ,
al·ter·cat·ing ,
al·ter·cates To argue or dispute vehemently; wrangle.
altercate (ˈɔːltəˌkeɪt ) vb (intr ) to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
[C16: from Latin altercārī to quarrel with another, from alter other]
al•ter•cate (ˈɔl tərˌkeɪt) v.i. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. to argue or quarrel with intensity; wrangle.
[1530–40; < Latin altercātus, past participle of altercārī to quarrel, v. derivative of *altercus dispute <alter other]
altercate Past participle: altercatedGerund: altercatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative altercate altercate
Present I altercate you altercate he/she/it altercates we altercate you altercate they altercate
Preterite I altercated you altercated he/she/it altercated we altercated you altercated they altercated
Present Continuous I am altercating you are altercating he/she/it is altercating we are altercating you are altercating they are altercating
Present Perfect I have altercated you have altercated he/she/it has altercated we have altercated you have altercated they have altercated
Past Continuous I was altercating you were altercating he/she/it was altercating we were altercating you were altercating they were altercating
Past Perfect I had altercated you had altercated he/she/it had altercated we had altercated you had altercated they had altercated
Future I will altercate you will altercate he/she/it will altercate we will altercate you will altercate they will altercate
Future Perfect I will have altercated you will have altercated he/she/it will have altercated we will have altercated you will have altercated they will have altercated
Future Continuous I will be altercating you will be altercating he/she/it will be altercating we will be altercating you will be altercating they will be altercating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been altercating you have been altercating he/she/it has been altercating we have been altercating you have been altercating they have been altercating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been altercating you will have been altercating he/she/it will have been altercating we will have been altercating you will have been altercating they will have been altercating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been altercating you had been altercating he/she/it had been altercating we had been altercating you had been altercating they had been altercating
Conditional I would altercate you would altercate he/she/it would altercate we would altercate you would altercate they would altercate
Past Conditional I would have altercated you would have altercated he/she/it would have altercated we would have altercated you would have altercated they would have altercated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. altercate - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"brawl ,
wrangle - to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"
spat - engage in a brief and petty quarrel
fall out - have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"
altercate - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"