altercate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

altercate
    v 1: have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the
         question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows
         are always scrapping over something" [syn: {quarrel},
         {dispute}, {scrap}, {argufy}, {altercate}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

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