Polemicise (Verb)
Meaning
Engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The well-known economist and her critic polemicized in the media for years, offering little room for compromise with each other's opposing views.
- Their opinions on politics often led them to polemicise and argue vehemently during weekly discussion nights.
- Throughout the century, both philosophers were known to polemicise about the nature of human existence and societal norms.
- Two researchers from rival institutions polemicised about their differing approaches to climate change research.
- Opposing views on poverty reduction made it inevitable for the two politicians to polemicise on national television.