controvert
[ kon-truh-vurt, kon-truh-vurt ]
/ ˈkɒn trəˌvɜrt, ˌkɒn trəˈvɜrt /
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verb (used with object)
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Origin of controvert
First recorded in 1600–10; alteration of earlier controverse (from Latin contrōversus; see controversy) with -vert as in advert1, convert1
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH controvert
contravene, controvertDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use controvert in a sentence
But he hastily goes on to an assertion which seems arbitrary and controvertible.
Matthew Arnold|G. W. E. RussellNow don't attempt to extirpate yourself from the matter; you know I have proof controvertible of it.
Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience|Grenville KleiserBut if it be at all a controvertible case, whether the cause be just or not, then the husband being governor must be judge.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)|Richard Baxter
British Dictionary definitions for controvert
controvert
/ (ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːt, ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːt) /
verb (tr)
to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion)
to argue or wrangle about
Derived forms of controvert
controverter, nouncontrovertible, adjectivecontrovertibly, adverbWord Origin for controvert
C17: from Latin contrōversus; see controversy
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