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2 definitions found 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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