polemize
polemize · polemizes · polemized · polemizing
To attack in speech or in writingTo attack in speech or in writing.
Meaning
1 sensesTo attack in speech or in writing.
More definitions
- engage in a controversy
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολεμίζω (polemízō).Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολεμίζω (polemízō).
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Forms
polemizes, polemizing, polemized, polemizedSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- engage in a controversy:polemisepolemicizepolemicise
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpolemic
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle