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polemicize

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po·lem·i·cize  (p-lm-sz)
intr.v. po·lem·i·cized, po·lem·i·ciz·ing, po·lem·i·ciz·es
To write or deliver an argument; engage in disputation or controversy.
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Verb1.polemicize - engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years"
polemicise, polemise, polemize
altercate, argufy, quarrel, scrap, dispute - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
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polemicize
vi → polemisieren (against gegen)
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