About The Word Controvert

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Controvert

Controvert Meaning & Definition
Controvert Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Controvert?

[v] prove to be false or incorrect
[v] be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion."

Synonyms | Synonyms for Controvert: contradict | oppose | rebut | refute

Related Terms | Find terms related to Controvert: abjure | air | analyze | answer | answer conclusively | argue down | assert the contrary | be at cross-purposes | be contrary to | be opposed to | belie | break | call into question | canvass | challenge | clash | comment upon | conflict | conflict with | confound | confute | consider | contest | contradict | contrapose | contrast with | contravene | counter | counteract | counterbalance | countercheck | counterpoise | counterpose | countervail | counterwork | cross | crush | deal with | debate | defeat | deliberate | deliberate upon | demolish | deny | disaffirm | disallow | disavow | disclaim | disconfirm | discourse about | discuss | dismiss | disown | dispose of | disprove | dispute | evert | examine | exchange views | finish | floor | forswear | gainsay | go into | handle | impugn | investigate | join issue upon | juxtapose in opposition | knock around | negate | nonplus | not accept | not admit | nullify | offset | oppose | oppugn | overthrow | overturn | overwhelm | parry | pass under review | play at cross-purposes | put to silence | question | rap | reason | reason about | reason the point | rebut | recant | reduce to silence | refuse to admit | refute | reject | renounce | repudiate | retract | review | revoke | run counter to | set off | settle | shut up | sift | silence | smash all opposition | squash | squelch | study | subvert | take back | take issue with | take up | talk | talk about | talk of | talk over | thresh out | traverse | treat | undermine | upset | ventilate

See Also | blackball | confute | disprove | dissent | negative | protest | rebut | refute | resist | veto

Controvert In Webster's Dictionary

\Con"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Controverting}.] [See {Controversy}.] To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate. Some controverted points had decided according to the sense of the best jurists. --Macaulay.

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