Definitions

controvert

[kon-truh-vurt, kon-truh-vurt] / ˈkɒn trəˌvɜrt, ˌkɒn trəˈvɜrt /

VERB

oppose, argue

Synonyms

STRONG

break challenge confound confute contest contradict counter debate deny discuss disprove dispute oppugn question rebut refute wrangle

WEAK

disconfirm

Antonyms

STRONG

affirm agree allow answer approve concede confirm corroborate endorse give in go along prove verify

WEAK

forbear harmonize make peace restrain

Example Sentences

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Out of "a dutiful Regard to the said Lady Gould his Mother-in-Law," Colonel Fielding declares himself unwilling to "Controvert anything with her further than of necessity."

From Henry Fielding: a Memoir by Godden, G. M.

Controvert, kon′tro-vėrt, v.t. to oppose: to argue against: to refute.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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