HyperDic: controvert

English > 2 senses of the word controvert:
VERBcommunicationcontrovert, oppose, contradictbe resistant to
cognitioncontrovert, refute, rebutprove to be false / false or incorrect
English > controvert: 2 senses > verb 1, communication
MeaningBe resistant to.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsoppose, contradict
Narrowerprotest, resist, dissentExpress opposition through action or words / words
veto, blackball, negativeVote against
Broaderrefute, rebutoverthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
Spanishcontradecir
Catalancontradir
English > controvert: 2 senses > verb 2, cognition
Meaningprove to be false / false or incorrect.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsrefute, rebut
Broaderdisprove, confuteprove to be false
Spanishcontradecir, rebatir, refutar
Catalanrefutar

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