"controvert" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: controverts [present, singular, third-person], controverting [participle, present], controverted [participle, past], controverted [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin contrōvertere, from Latin contrō- (“against”) + vertere (“to turn”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ML.|contrōvertere|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Medieval Latin contrōvertere, {{bor+|en|ML.|contrōvertere}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin contrōvertere, {{der|en|la|contrō-||against}} Latin contrō- (“against”), {{m|la|vertere||to turn}} vertere (“to turn”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} controvert (third-person singular simple present controverts, present participle controverting, simple past and past participle controverted)
  1. (transitive) To dispute, to argue about (something). Tags: transitive Translations (dispute or argue using reason): споря (sporja) (Bulgarian), оспорвам (osporvam) (Bulgarian), contrazice (Romanian), tăgădui (Romanian), nega (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-controvert-en-verb-TmZp3MDv Disambiguation of 'dispute or argue using reason': 59 17 23
  2. (transitive) To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-controvert-en-verb-bwabvqvV
  3. (intransitive) To be involved or engaged in controversy; to argue. Tags: intransitive Translations (be involved or engaged in controversy): спорить (sporitʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-controvert-en-verb--Vmbdlyj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 17 67 Disambiguation of 'be involved or engaged in controversy': 6 2 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: controversial, controversialist, controversy, controverter, controvertible, incontrovertible

Inflected forms

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