digladiate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Di*gla"di*ate intransitive verb
Etymology
L. digladiari; di- = dis- + gladius a sword.
Definitions
  1. To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently. Obs.
    Digladiating like Æschines and Demosthenes. Hales.

Webster 1913