controvert

ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːrt

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Definition of controvert - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

debate

Rare

argue against or contradict something or someone

Rare

She chose to controvert his statement during the debate.

challenge

deny

dispute

conflict

Rare

dispute or argue about something

Rare

They controvert the new policy at every meeting.

challenge

debate

argumentation

Rare

prove something to be false or incorrect

Rare

The scientist aimed to controvert the old theory.

disprove

refute

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Origin of controvert

Latin, contra (against) + vertere (to turn)

Examples of controvert in a sentence

He tried to controvert the popular belief with new evidence.
Experts often controvert the findings of the study.
He loves to controvert any statement without hesitation.
The lawyer sought to controvert the witness's statement.
He tried to controvert the claims made by the opposition.

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French:contredire, contester, ...
German:widersprechen, bestreiten, ...
Italian:contestare, discutere, ...
Spanish:contradecir, controvertir, ...
Portuguese:contradizer, disputar, ...
Chinese:反驳, 驳斥, ...
Japanese:反論する, 論争する, ...
Arabic:نَاقَضَ, نَاقَشَ, ...
Hebrew:לִסְתוֹר, לְהִתְנַגֵּד, ...
Russian:оспаривать, оспорить, ...
Ukrainian:заперечувати, дискутувати, ...
Hindi:विरोध करना, विवाद करना, ...
Bengali:খণ্ডন করা, বিতর্ক করা, ...
Catalan:contradir, controvertir, ...
Czech:zpochybnit, zpochybňovat, ...
Danish:modsige, diskutere, ...
Dutch:weerleggen, twisten, ...
Greek:αντικρούω, αντιπαρατίθεμαι, ...
Hungarian:cáfolni, kétségbe vonni, ...
Khmer:ជំទាស់, ជជែកដេញដោល, ...
Korean:반박하다, 논쟁하다, ...
Persian:اعتراض کرد, به چالش کشید, ...
Polish:sprzeciwiać się, kwestionować, ...
Portuguese (BR):contradizer, disputar, ...
Romanian:a contrazice, a disputa, ...
Swedish:motsäga, ifrågasätta, ...
Thai:โต้แย้ง, ถกเถียง, ...
Turkish:karşı çıkmak, tartışmak, ...
Vietnamese:phản bác, tranh cãi, ...

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