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controvert

/ controvert /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be resistant to
"The board opposed his motion"
Type of:
refute rebut
Kinds of:
veto blackball negative protest resist
Derived:
adversary antagonist opponent opposer resister
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
prove to be false or incorrect
Type of:
disprove confute
Derived:
rebutter disprover refuter confuter disproof
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
25%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
2
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refute rebut veto blackball negative protest resist disprove confute