digladiate
digladiate verb: to fight like gladiators; to contend or dispute violently.
Verb
digladiate (third-person singular simple present digladiates, present participle digladiating, simple past and past participle digladiated)
- To fight like gladiators; to contend or dispute violently.
- Digladiating, like Æschines and Demosthenes, they reciprocally lay open each other's filthiness to the view and scorn of the world.1659, John Hales, Golden Remains
- Warring and digladiating amongst themselves in controversies.1659, Edward Reynolds, Brotherly Agreement
Forms of digladiate
| third-person singular present | digladiates |
|---|---|
| present participle | digladiating |
| past participle | digladiated |
| past | digladiated |
Origin of digladiate
From Latin digladiari, from di-, dis- + gladius (“a sword”).
Questions about digladiate
- What does digladiate mean?
- Digladiate means to fight like gladiators; to contend or dispute violently.
- What part of speech is digladiate?
- Digladiate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of digladiate?
- The past tense of digladiate is digladiated.
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