verb
- to argue or dispute angrily; to quarrel
Usage: formal
Examples
- The neighbors began to altercate over the property line.
- She refused to altercate with her colleague in front of clients.
- The two drivers altercated loudly after the minor collision.
- Rather than altercate, they decided to seek mediation.
- The siblings would often altercate over trivial matters.
- He tends to altercate with anyone who disagrees with him.