controvert

verb

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con·tro·vert | \ ˈkän-trə-ˌvərt

, ˌkän-trə-ˈvərt \

controverted; controverting; controverts

Definition of controvert

transitive verb

: to dispute or oppose by reasoning controvert a point in a discussion

intransitive verb

: to engage in controversy

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Other Words from controvert

controverter \ ˈkän-trə-ˌvər-tər

, ˌkän-trə-ˈvər- \ noun

controvertible \ ˈkän-trə-ˌvər-tə-bəl

, ˌkän-trə-ˈvər- \ adjective

Examples of controvert in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web During the upcoming weeks and through the appeal a slew of additional credible and controverting evidence will come to light. — Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2017

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