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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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