Definition
polemicize
verb
- to engage in or write controversial arguments or disputes, especially on religious, political, or philosophical topics
Usage: formal
Examples
- The scholar chose to polemicize against the new educational reforms.
- Rather than seek common ground, the candidates continued to polemicize throughout the debate.
- The author's tendency to polemicize made his essays more provocative than persuasive.
- Religious leaders often polemicize about theological differences.
- The editorial board decided not to polemicize on such a sensitive issue.
- Critics accused the professor of using his lectures to polemicize rather than educate.