CONTROVERT, verb transitive [Latin, to turn. Literally, to turn against.] To dispute; to oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to deny and attempt to disprove or confute; to agitate contrary opinions; as, to controvert opinions, or principles; to controvert the justness of a conclusion.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.