Definition of controvert Controvert
con•tro•vert
We found 7 definitions of controvert from 5 different sources.
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What does controvert mean?
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| controvert - prove to be false or incorrect | ||
| refute, rebut | ||
| confute, disprove prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" | ||
| controvert - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" | ||
| oppose, contradict | ||
| rebut, refute prove to be false or incorrect | ||
| negative, blackball, veto vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" | ||
| dissent, protest, resist withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- controvert (Verb)
To dispute or argue using reason. - controvert (Verb)
To be involved or engaged in controversy.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- controvert (v. t.)
To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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controvert
kon′tro-vėrt, v.t. to oppose: to argue against: to refute.—adj. Controver′sial, relating to controversy.—n. Controver′sialist, one given to controversy.—adv. Controver′sially.—ns. Con′troversy, a debate: contest: resistance.—adj. Controvert′ible.—adv. Controvert′ibly.—n. Con′trovertist. [L. contra, against, and vert-ĕre, to turn.]
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🔤- controvert, verb, present, 1st person singular of controvert (infinitive).
- controvert, verb (infinitive).
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