CONTROVERT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they controvert ... he / she / it controverts

Past simple: controverted

Past participle: controverted

-ing form: controverting

Meaning:

Prove to be false or incorrect

Synonyms:

controvert; rebut; refute

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "controvert" is one way to...):

confute; disprove (prove to be false)

Sentence frames:

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Meaning:

Be resistant to

Example:

The board opposed his motion

Synonyms:

contradict; controvert; oppose

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "controvert" is one way to...):

rebut; refute (overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "controvert"):

blackball; negative; veto (vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent)

dissent; protest; resist (express opposition through action or words)

Sentence frame:

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