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Meaning of "altercate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALTERCATE

From Latin altercārī to quarrel with another, from alter other.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ALTERCATE

ˈɔːltəˌkeɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALTERCATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Altercate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb altercate in English.

WHAT DOES ALTERCATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of altercate in the English dictionary

The definition of altercate in the dictionary is to argue, esp heatedly; dispute.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ALTERCATE

PRESENT

Present
I altercate
you altercate
he/she/it altercates
we altercate
you altercate
they altercate
Present continuous
I am altercating
you are altercating
he/she/it is altercating
we are altercating
you are altercating
they are altercating
Present perfect
I have altercated
you have altercated
he/she/it has altercated
we have altercated
you have altercated
they have altercated
Present perfect continuous
I have been altercating
you have been altercating
he/she/it has been altercating
we have been altercating
you have been altercating
they have been altercating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I altercated
you altercated
he/she/it altercated
we altercated
you altercated
they altercated
Past continuous
I was altercating
you were altercating
he/she/it was altercating
we were altercating
you were altercating
they were altercating
Past perfect
I had altercated
you had altercated
he/she/it had altercated
we had altercated
you had altercated
they had altercated
Past perfect continuous
I had been altercating
you had been altercating
he/she/it had been altercating
we had been altercating
you had been altercating
they had been altercating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will altercate
you will altercate
he/she/it will altercate
we will altercate
you will altercate
they will altercate
Future continuous
I will be altercating
you will be altercating
he/she/it will be altercating
we will be altercating
you will be altercating
they will be altercating
Future perfect
I will have altercated
you will have altercated
he/she/it will have altercated
we will have altercated
you will have altercated
they will have altercated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been altercating
you will have been altercating
he/she/it will have been altercating
we will have been altercating
you will have been altercating
they will have been altercating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would altercate
you would altercate
he/she/it would altercate
we would altercate
you would altercate
they would altercate
Conditional continuous
I would be altercating
you would be altercating
he/she/it would be altercating
we would be altercating
you would be altercating
they would be altercating
Conditional perfect
I would have altercate
you would have altercate
he/she/it would have altercate
we would have altercate
you would have altercate
they would have altercate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been altercating
you would have been altercating
he/she/it would have been altercating
we would have been altercating
you would have been altercating
they would have been altercating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you altercate
we let´s altercate
you altercate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to altercate
Past participle
altercated
Present Participle
altercating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALTERCATE

advocate · allocate · authenticate · bifurcate · collocate · communicate · complicate · convocate · dedicate · dendrachate · dislocate · educate · equivocate · eradicate · indicate · invocate · misallocate · reciprocate · replicate · suffocate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALTERCATE

alter · alter ego · alterability · alterable · alterably · alterant · alteration · alterations · alterative · altercation · altercative · altered chord · alterer · alterity · altern · alternance · alternant · alternat · alternate · alternate angles

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALTERCATE

abdicate · aguacate · applicate · birth certificate · cate · certificate · delicate · demarcate · duplicate · furcate · implicate · intricate · locate · relocate · silicate · syndicate · trifurcate · triplicate · truncate · vacate

Synonyms and antonyms of altercate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «altercate» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ALTERCATE

Find out the translation of altercate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of altercate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «altercate» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

altercate
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

altercate
570 millions of speakers
en

English

altercate
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

झगड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

altercate
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

препираться
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

altercate
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কথা কাটাকাটি করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

altercate
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Altercate
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

altercate
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

altercate
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

altercate
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Altercate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cải nhau
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

விவாதி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

चोखणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kavga etmek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

altercate
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

altercate
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

сперечатися
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

certa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

altercate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

altercate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

altercate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

altercate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of altercate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTERCATE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of altercate
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about altercate

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALTERCATE»

Discover the use of altercate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to altercate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beyond the Pulpit, Beyond the Church
I caution you and ask you to avoid such people who care to altercate with you as well on subject matter. It is fine to research to answer questions for people if you do not readily know the answer, but to continue to altercate over subject matter in  ...
Thomas Webb, 2006
2
English-Pali Dictionary
Ambalaṅgoḍa Polvattē Buddhadatta. 15 16. Allot Altercate Allot, v.t. sarjvibhajati ; bhä- gaso deti. p.p. saijvibhatta ; bhägaso-dinna. °ment, n. 1. vibhatta-kotthäsa, m. 2. pu- thakkarana, nt. Allow, v.t. anujänäti ; anuma- ññati ; añgïkaroti.
Ambalaṅgoḍa Polvattē Buddhadatta, 1989
3
Primary Teaching Skills
Category North-west South-west London Pupil(s) silent 94 84 85 Pupil(s) altercate(s) or protest(s) 2 3 12 Misbehaviour ends 86 78 84 Misbehaviour sustained 4 8 0 Teacher calm 89 94 93 'inappropriate use of materials' occur on a virtually ...
Prof E C Wragg, 2002
4
Juan Luis Vives
Children in the schools "altercate during the meals and after the meals, before and after lunch, before and after dinner; they altercate inside and outside the house, at the table or in the public baths, by the fire, or in the church, in public and in ...
Carlos G. Noreña, 1970
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राजपाल बृहत् शिक्षार्थी हिन्दी-अंग्रेज़ी शब्दकोश
to wrangle, to quarrel, to contend, to altercate (= yisn q.v.) ?PTfT ^fT «ET»TT (%.) v.t. to start a quarrel, to make/create a scene SHI 4 1 ^c*T eR^TT P.f. to patch up, to end a dispute $HI$I t'.f. to initiate a dispute or altercation 5Hi$i-ZZT m.
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
CfALTERNATE and: altercate, altercation. The Laltercāri, tobeatvariance, esp heatedly, derives from alter, other (see prec), andhas pp altercātus, whence'to altercate', and subsidiary naltercātiō, o/s altercātiōn, whence MFF, hence E, ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
7
The Wordsworth Thesaurus: For Home, Office and Study
... disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, enmity, estrangement, faction, feuding, grudge, hostility, ill will, quarrel, rivalry, row, strife, variance, vendetta. v. altercate, argue, be at odds, bicker, brawl, clash, content, dispute, duel, fight, quarrel, ...
Wordsworth, William, 1993
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Al'terative [adj. from alter) Having a tendency to alter. ALTERCATE' (v. inU from the Lat. alter another, and contra avair.fi) To wrangle, to contend with, to dispute. Alterca'tiòn (s. front altercate) A wrangling, a debate. ALTER'CUM (j. in botany) ...
John Ash, 1775
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Oxford Dictionary of English
origin late Middle English: from Latin altercatio(n-), from the verb altercari (see ALTERCATE). altered state 7noun a state of mind that differs from the normal state of consciousness, typically one induced by drugs, hypnosis, or mental disorder.
Angus Stevenson, 2010
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Eleventh Edition
altercate. •. Alyce. clover. 37. al-ter-cate V6l-tar-,kat\ vi -cat-ed; -cat-ing [L altercatus. pp. of alter- can, f r. alter] ( 1 530) : to dispute angrily or noisily : WRANGLE al-tcr-ca-tion \,dl-t3r-'ka-sh3n\ n (14c) : a noisy heated angry dispute; also : noisy ...
‎2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALTERCATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term altercate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tony Predictions: Who Will Win Sunday Night?
... theater industry has had more than month to speculate and prognosticate and altercate about what will happen at the Tony Awards ceremony ... «Variety, Jun 15»
2
Man With Bloody Mexican Flag Interrupts Malala Yousafzai Nobel …
Malala Yousafzai remained calm during and after the altercate, and was then joined by fellow prize winner, Kailash Satyarthi, as the ceremony ... «Latin Times, Dec 14»
3
Shop owners and vendors altercate at Sakchi over encroachment
Jamshedpur: Situation turned tense at Sakchi Market on Thursday with groups of shop owners and vendors locking horns over using the ... «Avenue Mail, Sep 14»
4
Bringing the wall down: One side of the road open, one more to go
Dec 29, 2013 - 2:48AM. Reply. PPP deliberately sent its so called jiyalas to altercate with PTI workers. Recommend. Ali. Dec 29, 2013 - 3:28AM. «The Express Tribune, Dec 13»
5
Yes, 87500 Macy's Workers Won't Get Thanksgiving Holiday, But …
Accomplish fliers on your computer that briefly altercate your replica purse business, cover your acquaintance advice and actualization some ... «In These Times, Oct 13»
6
Akufo-Addo Should Not Buy Out-Of-Sight Goods!
Likewise, Justice Atuguba's rather unseemly decision to vehemently altercate with Justice Owusu has not sat well with many viewers. «Vibe Ghana, May 13»
7
Spencer hawes blocks Lebron James
Antonio McDyess and Kevin Garnett Altercate - Duration: 4:06. by Swove2204 271,473 views. 4:06. Play next; Play now. LeBron James FULL ... «YouTube, Feb 13»
8
[Editorial] A Look Back At “American Horror Story: Asylum”!
Amazingly enough, the altercate ends with Jude kicking his ass. As for everything else, this is where American Horror Story: Asylum starts ... «Bloody Disgusting, Jan 13»
9
Indian lawyers refuse to defend gang-rape accused
Justice to the victim is best served in an open court when the lawyers altercate the cases where the full truth could come forward. By refusing to ... «The Express Tribune, Jan 13»
10
'Strange is relative' in 9 new 'Dark Shadows' character posters
Stephen Edberg of Yale University First of Medicine's had this to mention about starch bath-water - "No, I wouldn't altercate it's safer or not safer ... «HitFix, Mar 12»
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