verb
- argues or disputes angrily with someone
Usage: formal
Examples
- The neighbors altercate over the property line every summer.
- She altercates with her brother about politics at every family dinner.
- The lawyers altercated fiercely during the cross-examination.
- He tends to altercate with anyone who challenges his opinions.
- The couple altercates frequently but always makes up afterward.
- The committee members altercated for hours before reaching a decision.