Hyphenation
con·tro·vertSynonyms
break,
challenge,
confound,
confute,
contest,
contradict,
counter,
debate,
deny,
disconfirm,
discuss,
disprove,
dispute,
oppugn,
questionPronunciation
Etymology
[ 'kän-tr&-"v&rt, " ] (verb.) 1609. From Latin as if *controvertere, assumed from controversus contro- (“against”) + vertere (“to turn”).