controvert
verb (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they controvert | |
| he / she / it controverts | |
| past simple controverted | |
| past participle controverted | |
| -ing form controverting |
- controvert something
to say or prove that something is not true 驳斥；反驳 This statement is controverted by the evidence. 这种说法被证据推翻了。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin controversus (see controversy), on the pattern of pairs such as adversus (see adverse).