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altercate

/ˈɔːltəkeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-ter-cate
IPA
/ˈɔːltəkeɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To argue, quarrel or wrangle.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Italic *aljos Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *aliteros Latin alter Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ico Latin altercorbor. English altercate Borrowed from Latin altercor.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɔːltəkeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

altercates (present, singular) altercating (participle, present) altercated (participle, past) altercated (past)

Derived Forms

altercation altercator

Synonyms

aggress quarrel dispute scrap argufy

Questions

How do you pronounce altercate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔːltəkeɪt/.
What does altercate mean?
To argue, quarrel or wrangle.
Where does altercate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Italic *aljos Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *aliteros Latin alter Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ico Latin altercorbor. English altercate Borrowed from Latin altercor.

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