Meaning of CONTROVERT
| Pronunciation: | | 'kântru`vurt
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- [v] prove to be false or incorrect
- [v] be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion."
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| | Synonyms: | | contradict, oppose, rebut, refute |
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| | See Also: | | blackball, confute, disprove, dissent, negative, protest, rebut, refute, resist, veto | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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