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† diˈgladiate, v. Obs. [ad. L. dīgladiāri f. di-, dis- asunder, in different directions + gladius a sword: cf. gladiātor.] intr. To ‘cross swords’; to contend, dispute.
a1656Hales Gold. Rem. (1688) 56 Mutual Pasquils and Satyrs against each others lives, wherein digladiating like Eschines and Demosthenes, they reciprocally lay open each others filthiness to the view and scorn of the world. |