"controverse" meaning in English

See controverse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒntɹəvɜː(ɹ)s/ [noun], /kɒntɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)s/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-controverse (noun).wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-controverse (verb).wav [Southern-England] Forms: controverses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French controverse. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|frm|controverse|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French controverse, {{bor+|en|frm|controverse}} Borrowed from Middle French controverse Head templates: {{en-noun}} controverse (plural controverses)
  1. (obsolete) Controversy. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-controverse-en-noun-EbG71fdf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 96 4 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 92 8

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒntɹəvɜː(ɹ)s/ [noun], /kɒntɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)s/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-controverse (noun).wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-controverse (verb).wav [Southern-England] Forms: controverses [present, singular, third-person], controversing [participle, present], controversed [participle, past], controversed [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French controverse. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|frm|controverse|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French controverse, {{bor+|en|frm|controverse}} Borrowed from Middle French controverse Head templates: {{en-verb}} controverse (third-person singular simple present controverses, present participle controversing, simple past and past participle controversed)
  1. (obsolete) to controvert Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-controverse-en-verb-ZoqxyhPO

Inflected forms

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