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controvertenUK
con·tro·vert C0611100 (kŏn′trə-vûrt′, kŏn′trə-vûrt′)tr.v. con·tro·vert·ed, con·tro·vert·ing, con·tro·verts To raise arguments against; voice opposition to.
[Back-formation from controversy.]
con′tro·vert′i·ble adj.controvert (ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːt; ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːt) vb (tr) 1. to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion)2. to argue or wrangle about[C17: from Latin contrōversus; see controversy] ˈcontroˌverter n ˌcontroˈvertible adj ˌcontroˈvertibly advcon•tro•vert (ˈkɒn trəˌvɜrt, ˌkɒn trəˈvɜrt)
v.t. -vert•ed, -vert•ing. 1. to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose. 2. to argue about; debate; discuss. [1600–10; alter. of earlier controverse (< Latin contrōversus; see controversy) with -vert from advert1, convert, etc.] con′tro•vert`er, n. con`tro•vert′i•ble, adj. con`tro•vert′i•bly, adv. controvert
Past participle: controverted
Gerund: controverting
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| controvert | | controvert |
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| I controvert | | you controvert | | he/she/it controverts | | we controvert | | you controvert | | they controvert |
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| I controverted | | you controverted | | he/she/it controverted | | we controverted | | you controverted | | they controverted |
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| I am controverting | | you are controverting | | he/she/it is controverting | | we are controverting | | you are controverting | | they are controverting |
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| I have controverted | | you have controverted | | he/she/it has controverted | | we have controverted | | you have controverted | | they have controverted |
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| I was controverting | | you were controverting | | he/she/it was controverting | | we were controverting | | you were controverting | | they were controverting |
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| I had controverted | | you had controverted | | he/she/it had controverted | | we had controverted | | you had controverted | | they had controverted |
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| I will controvert | | you will controvert | | he/she/it will controvert | | we will controvert | | you will controvert | | they will controvert |
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| I will have controverted | | you will have controverted | | he/she/it will have controverted | | we will have controverted | | you will have controverted | | they will have controverted |
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| I will be controverting | | you will be controverting | | he/she/it will be controverting | | we will be controverting | | you will be controverting | | they will be controverting |
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| I have been controverting | | you have been controverting | | he/she/it has been controverting | | we have been controverting | | you have been controverting | | they have been controverting |
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| I will have been controverting | | you will have been controverting | | he/she/it will have been controverting | | we will have been controverting | | you will have been controverting | | they will have been controverting |
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| I had been controverting | | you had been controverting | | he/she/it had been controverting | | we had been controverting | | you had been controverting | | they had been controverting |
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| I would controvert | | you would controvert | | he/she/it would controvert | | we would controvert | | you would controvert | | they would controvert |
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| I would have controverted | | you would have controverted | | he/she/it would have controverted | | we would have controverted | | you would have controverted | | they would have controverted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | controvert - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"contradict, opposerebut, refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"negative, veto, blackball - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"dissent, protest, resist - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" | | 2. | controvert - prove to be false or incorrectrebut, refuteconfute, disprove - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" |
controvertverbTo refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of:contradict, contravene, deny, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative, oppugn.Law: traverse.TranslationsControvertenUK
ControvertTo contest, deny, or take issue with. A claim of reckless driving alleged in a plaintiff's complaint that initiates a lawsuit for Negligence is controverted by the statements made in the defendant's answer that he or she was driving at a speed below the speed limit and was observing the rules of the road. controvertenUK
Synonyms for controvertverb to refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth ofSynonyms- contradict
- contravene
- deny
- disaffirm
- gainsay
- negate
- negative
- oppugn
- traverse
Synonyms for controvertverb be resistant toSynonymsRelated Words- rebut
- refute
- negative
- veto
- blackball
- dissent
- protest
- resist
verb prove to be false or incorrectSynonymsRelated Words |