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polemicize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
polemi-cize
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in argument.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From polemic + -ize. By surface analysis, polem- + -ic + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

polemicizes (present, singular) polemicizing (participle, present) polemicized (participle, past) polemicized (past) polemicise (alternative)

Synonyms

polemize polemise polemicise

Questions

What does polemicize mean?
To engage in argument.
Where does polemicize come from?
From polemic + -ize. By surface analysis, polem- + -ic + -ize.

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