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controvert

[ kon-truh-vurt, kon-truh-vurt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to argue about; debate; discuss.


controvert

/ ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːt; ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːt /

verb

  1. to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion)
  2. to argue or wrangle about
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzԳٰˈپ, adjective
  • ˌDzԳٰˈپ, adverb
  • ˈDzԳٰˌٱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dzt·e Dzt·i noun
  • Dzt·i· adjective
  • Dzt·i· adverb
  • ܲ·Dzt·e adjective
  • ܲ·Dzt·e·ly adverb
  • ܲcDz·ٰ·i· adjective
  • ܲcDz·ٰ·i· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of controvert1

First recorded in 1600–10; alteration of earlier controverse (from Latin DzԳٰōܲ; controversy ) with -vert as in advert 1, convert 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of controvert1

C17: from Latin DzԳٰōܲ; see controversy
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Elections by states isolate the votes into smaller, distinct areas in which controverted votes and outcomes can be more readily contained, especially given that most states’ outcomes are more definitive than the national outcome.

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Most of his life off the pitch controverts those synonymic comparisons.

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“Unless controverted, these affidavits seem to establish clearly the fact that Pouren was a revolutionist,” the president wrote.

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“COVID leadership has not only not implemented it, they have directly controverted virtually every item,” she added on Twitter.

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“I shall have to controvert one or two ideas that are almost universally accepted. We have all been taught that there is no difference between time and any of the three dimensions of space —”

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