polemicize

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

verb (used without object), po·lem·i·cized, po·lem·i·ciz·ing.

to practice the art of disputation; to engage in polemics or controversy.

Also, especially British, po·lem·i·cise.

Origin:
1945–50; polemic + -ize

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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.

to spend time idly; loaf.

WordNet

polemicize
verb
engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" [syn: polemize]

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