Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Digladiate · Di·gla·di·ate · IPA 01 v. i. To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently. 1. To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently.[Obs.] “Digladiating like Æschines and Demosthenes.” — Hales.