controvert
/ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːt/verb
with obj.
1- deny the truth of (something)否认; 反驳, 驳斥：
subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results.
同一实验室的后续工作推翻了这些结果。
1.1
- argue about (something)就…进行争论：
the views in the article have been controverted.
文中的观点已引起了争论。
派生词
controvertible
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin controversus （see CONTROVERSY）, the pattern pairs such adversus （see ADVERSE）, advertere （see ADVERT2）.