Digladiate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Digladiate \Di*gla"di*ate\, v. i. [L. digladiari; di- = dis- +
     gladius a sword.]
     To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute
     violently. [Obs.]
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           Digladiating like [AE]schines and Demosthenes. --Hales.
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