CONTROVERT

refute, rebut, controvert

(verb) prove to be false or incorrect

oppose, controvert, contradict

(verb) be resistant to; “The board opposed his motion”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

controvert (third-person singular simple present controverts, present participle controverting, simple past and past participle controverted)

(transitive) To dispute, to argue about (something). [from 16th c.]

(transitive) To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny. [from 16th c.]

(intransitive) To be involved or engaged in controversy; to argue. [from 17th c.]

Source: Wiktionary

Con"tro*vert, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Controverted; p.pr. & vb.n. Controverting.] Etym: [See Controversy.]

Definition: To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate. Some controverted points had decided according to the sense of the best jurists. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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