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ter
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Third Person
altercates
Present Participle
altercating
Past Tense
altercated
Past Participle
altercated
1
to have a serious and heated argument with someone, often involving raised voices
- The siblings would often altercate over who got control of the TV remote.
- Rather than altercate in public, they decided to discuss their differences privately.
- The neighbors would often altercate about property boundaries, leading to ongoing disputes.
- The politicians continued to altercate during the debate, exchanging sharp words on policy issues.