[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

altercate \al"tercate\, v. i. imp.  p. p. altercated; p.
   pr.  vb. n. altercating. l. altercatus, p. p. of
   altercare, altercari, fr. alter another. see alter.
   to contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to
   wrangle.
   1913 webster
see also:
altercated altercating alter 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

altercate
     v : have a disagreement over something; "we quarreled over the
         question as to who discovered america"; "these tewo
         fellows are always scrapping over something" syn: quarrel,
          dispute, scrap, argufy
see also:
quarrel dispute scrap argufy 

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