"controvert" meaning in English

See controvert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

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: {{bor+|en|ML.|contrōvertere}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin contrōvertere, {{der|en|la|contrō-||against}} Latin contrō- (“against”) 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
    Sense id: en-controvert-en-verb-TmZp3MDv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 35 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 34 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 34 30
  2. (transitive) To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-controvert-en-verb-bwabvqvV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 35 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 34 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 34 30
  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 35 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 34 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of 'be involved or engaged in controversy': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: controvertist Related terms: controversial, controversialist, controversy, controverter, controvertible, incontrovertible Translations (dispute or argue using reason): споря (sporja) (Bulgarian), оспорвам (osporvam) (Bulgarian), contrazice (Romanian), tăgădui (Romanian), nega (Romanian)
Disambiguation of 'dispute or argue using reason': 33 28 39

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To be involved or engaged in controversy; to argue."
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