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po•lem•i•cize

(pəˈlɛm əˌsaɪz, poʊ-)

v.i. -cized, -ciz•ing.
to practice the art of disputation; engage in polemics or controversy.
[1945–50]
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Verb1.polemize - engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years"
polemicise, polemicize, polemise
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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