v.
Pronunciation: ' kän-tr ə - ˌ v ə rt, ˌ kän-tr ə - '
Function: verb
Etymology: controversy
Date: 1584
transitive verb : to dispute or oppose by reasoning < controvert a point in a discussion>
intransitive verb : to engage in controversy
– con · tro · vert · er \ - ˌ v ə r-t ə r, - ' v ə r- \ noun
– con · tro · vert · ible \ -t ə -b ə l \ adjective