English-Thai Dictionary

controvert

VT โต้แย้ง  โต้เถียง  refute rebut tol-yaeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTROVERT

v.t.[L., 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.

 

CONTROVERTED

pp. Disputed; opposed in debate.

 

CONTROVERTER

n.One who controverts; a controversial writer.

 

CONTROVERTIBLE

a.That may be disputed; disputable; not too evident to exclude difference of opinion; as, this is a controvertible point of law.

 

CONTROVERTING

pp. Disputing; denying and attempting to refute.

 

CONTROVERTIST

n.One who controverts; a disputant; a man versed or engaged in controversy, or disputation. How unfriendly is the spirit of the controvertist to the discernment of the critic.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTROVERT

Con "tro *vert, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Controverted; p.pr. & vb. n.Controverting. ] Etym: [See Controversy. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

CONTROVERTER

CONTROVERTER Con "tro *ver `ter, n.

 

Defn: One who controverts; a controversial writer; a controversialist. Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a tavern. B. Jonson.

 

CONTROVERTIBLE

CONTROVERTIBLE Con `tro *ver "ti *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of question. -- Con `tro *ver "ti *bly, adv.

 

CONTROVERTIST

CONTROVERTIST Con "tro *ver `tist, n.

 

Defn: One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist. How unfriendly is the controvertist to the discernment of the critic! Campbell.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

controvert

con tro vert |ˈkäntrəˌvərt, ˌkäntrəˈvərt ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] deny the truth of (something ): subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results. • argue about (something ): the views in the article have been controverted. DERIVATIVES con tro vert i ble adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin controversus (see controversy ), on the pattern of pairs such as adversus (see adverse ), advertere (see advert 2 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

controvert

con ¦tro |vert |ˈkɒntrəvəːt, ˌkɒntrəˈvəːt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] deny the truth of (something ): subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results. • argue about (something ): the views in the article have been controverted. DERIVATIVES controvertible adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin controversus (see controversy ), on the pattern of pairs such as adversus (see adverse ), advertere (see advert 2 ).

 

Spanish Dictionary

controvertible

controvertible adjetivo Que puede ser controvertido :juicio controvertible; cuando se trata de cuestiones controvertibles, el expositor debe esforzarse por argumentar correctamente .

 

controvertido, -da

controvertido, -da adjetivo Que es o puede ser objeto de controversia :un tema controvertido; un debate controvertido; asistieron al concierto de la controvertida cantante .SINÓNIMO controversial .

 

controvertir

controvertir verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo Discutir sobre una cuestión extensa y detenidamente . Conjugación [35 ] como hervir .