controvert
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verb \ˈkän-trə-ˌvərt, ˌkän-trə-ˈ\Definition of CONTROVERT
transitive verb
: to dispute or oppose by reasoning <controvert a point in a discussion>
intransitive verb
: to engage in controversy
— con·tro·vert·er \-ˌvər-tər, -ˈvər-\ noun
— con·tro·vert·ible \-tə-bəl\ adjective
See Examples of CONTROVERT
- The attorney offered evidence that controverted the plaintiff's allegations.
- <ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines>
Origin of CONTROVERT
controversy
First Known Use: 1584
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Rhymes with CONTROVERT
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