polemizzare

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολεμίζω (polemízō, I fight), derived from πόλεμος (pólemos, fight).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.le.midˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: po‧le‧miz‧zà‧re

Verb

polemizzàre (first-person singular present polemìzzo, first-person singular past historic polemizzài, past participle polemizzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to criticize, argue, challenge
  2. (intransitive) to enter into a debate (or controversy), make an issue

Conjugation

Further reading

  • polemizzare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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