verb
- engaging in heated debate or argument, especially about a controversial topic; writing or speaking in a way that attacks or refutes opposing views
Usage: British spelling (American: polemicizing); present participle or gerund form of 'polemicise'
Examples
- The professor spent the lecture polemicising against outdated economic theories.
- Rather than polemicising, the two scholars decided to find common ground.
- She was known for polemicising in academic journals about climate policy.
- He enjoyed polemicising with colleagues during faculty meetings.
- The author's tendency toward polemicising made her work both influential and controversial.
- Instead of polemicising endlessly, they proposed concrete solutions.