con
tro
vert
Third Person
controverts
Present Participle
controverting
Past Tense
controverted
Past Participle
controverted
1
to demonstrate that a claim, theory, or statement is untrue
- New research controverted the long-held theory about climate cycles.
- Witness testimony controverted the suspect's alibi.
- His experiments controverted the assumption that the substance was inert.
- The audit report controverted management's claims of cost savings.
- Photographic evidence controverted her version of events.
2
to engage in dispute over a point or proposal
- At the meeting, several members controverted the proposed timeline for the rollout.
- The two historians controverted the causes of the revolution in a heated exchange.
- She controverted her coworker's recommendation on how to restructure the team.
- Critics controverted the film's portrayal of historical events.
- Industry experts controverted whether the new standard would improve safety.
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