controvert

[ kon-truh-vurt, kon-truh-vurt ]
/ ˈkɒn trəˌvɜrt, ˌkɒn trəˈvɜrt /
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verb (used with object)

to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
to argue about; debate; discuss.

Origin of controvert

1600–10; alteration of earlier controverse (< Latin contrōversus; see controversy) with -vert from advert1, convert1, etc.

OTHER WORDS FROM controvert

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH controvert

contravene controvert

Words nearby controvert

controller, controlling image, controlling interest, controversial, controversy, controvert, contumacious, contumacy, contumely, contuse, contused wound

Words related to controvertible

ambiguous, problematic, suspicious, dubious, arguable, controversial, vague, debatable, unproven, questionable, contentious, disputed, baseless, lame, groundless, thin, feeble, frivolous, false, poor

Example sentences from the Web for controvertible

  • But he hastily goes on to an assertion which seems arbitrary and controvertible.

    Matthew Arnold |G. W. E. Russell

  • But 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 controvertible

controvert
/ (ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːt, ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːt) /

verb (tr)

to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion)
to argue or wrangle about

Derived forms of controvert

controverter, noun controvertible, adjective controvertibly, adverb

Word Origin for controvert

C17: from Latin contrōversus; see controversy