controvert (redirected from controverting)

con·tro·vert  (kntr-vûrt, kntr-vûrt)

tr.v. con·tro·vert·ed, con·tro·vert·ing, con·tro·verts

To raise arguments against; voice opposition to.

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[From controversy.]

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contro·verti·ble adj.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	controvert - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" contradict, oppose rebut, refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" negative, veto, blackball - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" dissent, protest, resist - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
	2.	controvert - prove to be false or incorrect rebut, refute confute, disprove - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"