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Digladiate

Digladiate \Di*gla"di*ate\, v. i. [L. digladiari; di- = dis- + gladius a sword.] To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently. [Obs.]

Digladiating like [AE]schines and Demosthenes.
--Hales.

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digladiate

vb. (context obsolete rare English) To fight like gladiators; to contend or dispute violently.