fence vs altercate

fence is a noun but altercate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fence	Yes	No	Yes	No
altercate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, altercate is a hyponym of fence; that is, altercate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fence:

Other hyponyms of fence include stickle, spar, bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, quibble, squabble, argufy, dispute, quarrel, scrap, oppose.

fence (noun)	altercate (noun)
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
a dealer in stolen property

fence (verb)	altercate (verb)
have an argument about something	have a disagreement over something
surround with a wall in order to fortify
fight with fencing swords
enclose with a fence
receive stolen goods