controvert
pronunciation
How to pronounce controvert in British English:
UK [ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːt]
How to pronounce controvert in American English:
US [ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrt]
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- Verb:
- be resistant to
- prove to be false or incorrect
Word Origin
- controvert (v.)
- c. 1600, probably a back-formation from controversy. Related: Controverted; controverting; controvertible.
Example
- 1. Other about information educates business controvert item .
- 2. The statement of the last witness controvert the evidence of the first two .
- 3. Controvert or on the lie and other philosophical dialogues .