controvert

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Borrowed from Medieval Latin contrōvertere, from Latin contrō- (“against”) + vertere (“to turn”).

Let anybody attempt to controvert it! — Acadia: or, A Month with the Blue Noses, Frederic S. (Frederic Swartwout) Cozzens
He crushed where he could not controvert. — The Life of Sir Richard Burton, Thomas Wright
I defy you to controvert the Subjective view. — The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins

oppose, contradict

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