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polemize

polemize verb: to attack in speech or in writing.

Verb

polemize (third-person singular simple present polemizes, present participle polemizing, simple past and past participle polemized)

  1. (transitive) To attack in speech or in writing.

Forms of polemize

third-person singular presentpolemizes
present participlepolemizing
past participlepolemized
pastpolemized

Origin of polemize

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολεμίζω (polemízō).

Questions about polemize

What does polemize mean?
Polemize means to attack in speech or in writing.
What part of speech is polemize?
Polemize is a verb.
What is the past tense of polemize?
The past tense of polemize is polemized.

Words near polemize in the dictionary

  1. polemised
  2. polemises
  3. polemising
  4. polemist
  5. polemists
  6. polemize
  7. polemized
  8. polemizes
  9. polemizing
  10. Polemo
  11. polemo-

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