Controvert \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.
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Some controverted points had decided according to the
sense of the best jurists. --Macaulay.
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