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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. have a disagreement over something;
- Example: "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"
- Example: "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
[syn: quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate]



The 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.
   [1913 Webster]