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polemicize

polemicize verb: to engage in argument.

Verb

polemicize (third-person singular simple present polemicizes, present participle polemicizing, simple past and past participle polemicized)

  1. (intransitive) To engage in argument.

Forms of polemicize

third-person singular presentpolemicizes
present participlepolemicizing
past participlepolemicized
pastpolemicized
alternative formpolemicise

Origin of polemicize

From polemic + -ize. By surface analysis, polem- + -ic + -ize.

Questions about polemicize

What does polemicize mean?
Polemicize means to engage in argument.
What part of speech is polemicize?
Polemicize is a verb.
What is the past tense of polemicize?
The past tense of polemicize is polemicized.

Words near polemicize in the dictionary

  1. polemicising
  2. polemicism
  3. polemicist
  4. polemicists
  5. polemicization
  6. polemicize
  7. polemicized
  8. polemicizes
  9. polemicizing
  10. polemick
  11. polemicks

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