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controvert
con·tro·vert [ kóntrə vùrt ] (past and past participle con·tro·vert·ed, present participle con·tro·vert·ing, 3rd person present singular con·tro·verts)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
dispute: to argue strongly against something
[Mid-16th century. < Latin contro-, form of contra- "against" + vertere "to turn"]

con·tro·vert·er noun
con·tro·vert·i·ble [ kòntrə vúrtəb'l ] adjective
con·tro·vert·i·bly [ kòntrə vúrtəblee ] adverb
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