Con″tro‐vert (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Controverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Controverting.] [See Controversy.] To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.
Some controverted points had decided according to the sense of the best jurists.
Macaulay.