controvert

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  controvert 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  controvert 
 
  Sense  1 
  oppose,  controvert,  contradict 
  =>  veto,  blackball,  negative 
  =>  protest,  resist,  dissent 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  controvert 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  controvert 
 
  Sense  1 
  oppose,  controvert,  contradict 
  =>  veto,  blackball,  negative 
  =>  kill,  defeat,  vote  down  vote  out 
  =>  protest,  resist,  dissent 
  =>  strike,  walk  out 
  =>  demonstrate,  march 
  =>  picket 
  =>  rebel,  arise,  rise,  rise  up 
  =>  revolt 
  =>  mutiny 
  =>  rebel,  renegade 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  controvert 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  controvert 
 
  2  senses  of  controvert 
 
  Sense  1 
  oppose,  controvert,  contradict 
  =>  refute,  rebut 
 
  Sense  2 
  refute,  rebut,  controvert 
  =>  disprove,  confute 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  controvert 
 
  controvert  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  controvert 
 
  Sense  1 
  oppose,  controvert,  contradict 
  =>  refute,  rebut 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  refute,  rebut,  controvert 
  =>  disprove,  confute 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  controvert 
 
  The  verb  controvert  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  oppose,  controvert,  contradict  --  (be  resistant  to  "The  board  opposed  his  motion.") 
  2.  refute,  rebut,  controvert  --  (prove  to  be  false  or  incorrect) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  controvert 
 
  The  verb  controvert  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  oppose,  controvert,  contradict  --  (be  resistant  to  "The  board  opposed  his  motion.") 
  2.  refute,  rebut,  controvert  --  (prove  to  be  false  or  incorrect) 

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