English Explanatory Dictionary

controvert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To dispute, to argue about (something).
  2. To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny.
  3. To be involved or engaged in controversy; to argue.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-controvert.wav

Word forms

controvert controverts controverting controverted

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin contrōvertere, from Latin contrō- (“against”) + vertere (“to turn”).

Related words

controversial controversialist controversy controverter controvertible incontrovertible

Derived words

controvertist

Translations

Bulgarian: споря Bulgarian: оспорвам Catalan: controvertir French: controverser Romanian: contrazice Romanian: tăgădui Romanian: nega
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