Polyglot Dictionary

polemizar

/polemiˈsaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
polemizo
preterite (yo)
polemicé
past participle
polemizado

Meaning

  1. to argue

    • Le gusta polemizar.

      He likes to stir up debate.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

altercar

polemizar means to debate or argue a point of controversy, more intellectual; altercar means to have a heated argument or altercation.

argumentar

argumentar means to present reasoned arguments; polemizar means to engage in a public debate or controversy.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

argumentar

argumentar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to argue."

Portuguese

polemizar

polemizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to argue."

Practice

1 What does polemizar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le gusta ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches polemizar?

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