controvert
controvert · controverts · controverted · controverting
спорить
To dispute, to argue aboutTo dispute, to argue about (something).
» I shall have to controvert one or two ideas that are almost universally accepted.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To dispute, to argue about (something).
(transitive)To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny.
(intransitive)To be involved or engaged in controversy; to argue.
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More definitions
- be resistant to
- prove to be false or incorrect
Examples
1 sentencesI shall have to controvert one or two ideas that are almost universally accepted.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
be involved or engaged in controversy:
Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin contrōvertere, from Latin contrō- (“against”) + vertere (“toBorrowed from Medieval Latin contrōvertere, from Latin contrō- (“against”) + vertere (“to turn”).
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Forms
controverts, controverting, controverted, controverted| Base form | controvert · to controvert |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | controverts |
| Present participle | controverting |
| Past simple | controverted |
| Past participle | controverted |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- be resistant to:opposecontradict
- prove to be false or incorrect:refuterebut
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle