What is "altercate"

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.

1520s, "to contend with words," from Latin altercatus, past participle of altercari (see altercation).

vb. (context transitive English) To argue, quarrel or wrangle with someone.

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