Origin: 1600–10; alter. of earlier
controverse (< L
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
Synonyms:
1. refute, rebut.
[kon-truh-vurt, kon-truh-vurt] 