Controvert
Pronunciation : Con"tro*vert
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Controversy.]
Definition : Defn: To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate. Some controverted points had decided according to the sense of the best jurists. Macaulay.
t. [imp. & p.p. Controverted; p.pr. & vb.n. Controverting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913