verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To attack in speech or in writing. transitive
2. 2
   engage in a controversy wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολεμίζω (polemízō).

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