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con·tro·vert
 controvert
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- pronunciation:
- kan
tr
vuhrt
[or]
kan
tr
vuhrt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
controverts, controverting, controverted |
| definition: |
to argue in opposition to.
- synonyms:
- challenge, contradict, debate, dispute, gainsay, oppose, rebut
- antonyms:
- assert
- similar words:
- argue, disprove, oppugn, protest, refute, wrangle
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| related words: |
belie, challenge, contest, contradict, dispute, object |
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| derivation: |
controvertible (adj.) |
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