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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Controvert \Con"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controverted};
p. pr & vb n. {Controverting}.] [See {Controversy}.]
To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by
reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to
contest; to debate.
Some controverted points had decided according to the
sense of the best jurists. --Macaulay.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
controvert
v 1: be resistant to "The board opposed his motion." [syn: {oppose},
{contradict}]
2: prove to be false or incorrect [syn: {refute}, {rebut}]
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