controvert

Definitions

contro- (against) + vert (turn) = to turn against, i.e. to argue against. It's the root verb behind controversy and incontrovertible, though it's now formal and rare on its own.

Common Collocations

• 1.controvert a claim反驳一个主张
• 2.controvert a theory反驳一种理论

Example Sentences

• 1.

  No one has seriously controverted the central finding.

• 2.

  The new data does not controvert the original theory.