controvert en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin contrōvertere, from Latin contrō- (“against”) + vertere (“to turn”).
Meanings
- (transitive) To dispute, to argue about (something).
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(transitive) To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny.
[T]hat women from their education and the present state of civilized life, are in the same condition, cannot, I think, be controverted.
1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1792, →OCLC:
- (intransitive) To be involved or engaged in controversy; to argue.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| controverted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| controverted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| controverting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| controverts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
controversy · controversialist · controvertible · controverter · incontrovertible · controversial
Translations (9)
fr controverser (dispute or argue using reason) · ro nega (dispute or argue using reason) · ro contrazice (dispute or argue using reason) · ro tăgădui (dispute or argue using reason) · bg оспорвам (dispute or argue using reason) · ru спорить (be involved or engaged in controversy) · ca controvertir (dispute or argue using reason) · ca controvertir (be involved or engaged in controversy) · bg споря (dispute or argue using reason)