Associations to the word «Controvert»
Adjective
Wiktionary
CONTROVERT, verb. (transitive) To dispute or argue using reason.
CONTROVERT, verb. (intransitive) To be involved or engaged in controversy.
Dictionary definition
CONTROVERT, verb. Be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion".
CONTROVERT, verb. Prove to be false or incorrect.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.