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controvert

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
controvert /ˈkɑːntrəˌvɚt/ verb
controverts; controverted; controverting
controvert
/ˈkɑːntrəˌvɚt/
verb
controverts; controverted; controverting
Learner's definition of CONTROVERT
[+ object] formal
: to say or prove that (something) is untrue反驳;驳斥
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controvert

verb

con·​tro·​vert ˈkän-trə-ˌvərt How to pronounce controvert (audio)
ˌkän-trə-ˈvərt
controverted; controverting; controverts

transitive verb

: to dispute or oppose by reasoning
controvert a point in a discussion
controverter
ˈkän-trə-ˌvər-tər How to pronounce controvert (audio)
ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-
noun
controvertible
ˈkän-trə-ˌvər-tə-bəl How to pronounce controvert (audio)
ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-
adjective

Example Sentences

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

Word History

Etymology

controversy

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of controvert was in 1563
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