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controvert
[
kon
-tr
uh
-vurt
,
kon-tr
uh
-
vurt
]
Origin
con·tro·vert
/
ˈkɒn
trəˌvɜrt
,
ˌkɒn
trəˈvɜrt
/
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[
kon
-tr
uh
-vurt
,
kon-tr
uh
-
vurt
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
2.
to argue about; debate; discuss.
Origin:
1600–10;
alteration of earlier
controverse
(<
Latin
contrōversus;
see
controversy
) with
-vert
from
advert
1
,
convert
,
etc.
Related forms
con·tro·vert·er,
con·tro·vert·ist,
noun
con·tro·vert·i·ble,
adjective
con·tro·vert·i·bly,
adverb
un·con·tro·vert·ed,
adjective
un·con·tro·vert·ed·ly,
adverb
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un·con·tro·vert·i·ble,
adjective
un·con·tro·vert·i·b·ly,
adverb
COLLAPSE
Can be confused:
contravene
,
controvert
.
Synonyms
1.
refute, rebut.
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World English Dictionary
controvert
(ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːt, ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːt)
—
vb
1.
to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion)
2.
to argue or wrangle about
[C17: from Latin
contrōversus;
see
controversy
]
'controverter
—
n
contro'vertible
—
adj
contro'vertibly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
controvert
c.1600, probably a back-formation from
controversy
. Related: Controverted (c.1600).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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