verb
- to argue against or dispute; to deny the truth of something
Usage: formal
Examples
- The scientist controverted the findings of the previous study.
- His testimony controverted the witness’s account of events.
- The new evidence controverts their theory completely.
- She controverted his claims with solid documentation.
- The historian controverted the popular belief about the battle.
- Legal experts controverted the court’s interpretation of the law.