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Definition: ALTERCATED

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Of Altercate.[Websters].
Verb Past Tense 1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb altercate.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(altercate)
1. Have a disagreement over something.[Wordnet].
2. To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle.[Websters].
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: altercating, altercated, altercates, altercater, altercaters, altercatingly and altercatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Altercated" is a common misspelling or typo for: altercates.

Date "Altercated" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: ALTERCATED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Of Altercate.[Websters].
Verb Past Tense1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb altercate.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(altercate)
1. Have a disagreement over something.[Wordnet].
2. To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle.[Websters].
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: altercating, altercated, altercates, altercater, altercaters, altercatingly and altercatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ALTERCATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: altercate

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat or anger; to wrangle.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] (transitive) To argue, quarrel or wrangle with someone. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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