polemicize

[ puh-lem-uh-sahyz, poh- ]

verb (used without object),po·lem·i·cized, po·lem·i·ciz·ing.
  1. to practice the art of disputation; to engage in polemics or controversy.

Origin of polemicize

1
First recorded in 1945–50; polemic + -ize
  • Also especially British, po·lem·i·cise .

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