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CONTROVERT
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they controvert ... he / she / it controverts
Past simple: controverted
Past participle: controverted
-ing form: controverting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prove to be false or incorrect
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "controvert" is one way to...):
confute; disprove (prove to be false)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be resistant to
Example:
The board opposed his motion
Synonyms:
contradict; controvert; oppose
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "controvert" is one way to...):
rebut; refute (overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "controvert"):
blackball; negative; veto (vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent)
dissent; protest; resist (express opposition through action or words)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
