polemicize

[ puh-lem-uh-sahyz, poh- ]
/ pəˈlɛm əˌsaɪz, poʊ- /

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 of polemicize

First recorded in 1945–50; polemic + -ize

Words nearby polemicize

Example sentences from the Web for polemicize

  • They chose by preference to live them as best they could, rather than polemicize about them.

    My Life |Josiah Flynt