altercate
英 ['ɔːltəkeɪt; 'ɒl-]
美
- vi. 争吵，发生口角；争论
词态变化
第三人称单数: altercates;过去式: altercated;过去分词: altercated;现在分词: altercating;
英英释意
- 1. have a disagreement over something;
- "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"
- "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something"
英文词源
- altercate (v.)
- 1520s, "to contend with words," from Latin altercatus, past participle of altercari (see altercation).