altercating

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altercating - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Altercate \Al"ter*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Altercated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Altercating.] [L. altercatus, p. p. of
     altercare, altercari, fr. alter another. See Alter.]
     To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to
     wrangle.
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