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CONTROVERT

\kˌɒntɹəvˈɜːt], \kˌɒntɹəvˈɜːt], \k_ˌɒ_n_t_ɹ_ə_v_ˈɜː_t]\

Definitions of CONTROVERT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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prove to be false or incorrect

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

prove to be false or incorrect

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To dispute; to contend against; refute; disprove.
Controverter.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To oppose: to argue against: to refute.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To oppose; argue against; refute.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To argue against; oppose.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To dispute; to oppose by reasoning; to argue against.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To dispute; to contend against in words or writing; to deny and attempt to confute or disprove.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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