polemize

Questions about polemize

What does polemize mean?

polemize means "engage in a controversy".

How many syllables are in polemize?

polemize has 3 syllables and divides as po-le-mize under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for polemize?

Close synonyms include polemise, polemicize, polemicise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is polemize a common word?

polemize is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.