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Webster 1913 Edition


Digladiate

Di-gla′di-ate

,
Verb.
I.
[L.
digladiari
;
di- = dis-
+
gladius
a sword.]
To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently.
[Obs.]
Digladiating
like Æschines and Demosthenes.
Hales.

Webster 1828 Edition


Digladiate

DIGLADIATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L.] To fence; to quarrel. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


digladiate

digladiate

English

Verb

digladiate (third-person singular simple present digladiates, present participle digladiating, simple past and past participle digladiated)

  1. (rare) To fight like gladiators; to contend or dispute violently.
    • John Hales, Golden Remains
      Digladiating, like Æschines and Demosthenes, they reciprocally lay open each other's filthiness to the view and scorn of the world.
    • Bishop Reynolds, On Brotherly Agreement
      Warring and digladiating amongst themselves in controversies.