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controvert

🇬🇧 UK/'kɒntrәvә:t/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To dispute or argue against something; to contradict or deny a claim.

反驳,辩驳,否认

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
controagainst, in return
+
vertturn
=controvert

Common Collocations

  • 1.controvert theory反驳理论
  • 2.controvert claim反驳声明

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The new evidence has led scientists to controvert the previously accepted theory about evolution.

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