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Definition of controvert verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

controvert

verb

NAmE//ˈkɑntrəˌvərt//

, NAmE//ˌkɑntrəˈvərt//

controvert something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they controvert

he / she / it controverts

past simple controverted

-ing form controverting

to say or prove that something is not true synonym refute see incontrovertible

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