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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 con·tro·vert /ˈkɑntrəˌvɚ/
 (vt.)議論,辯駁,駁擊(vi.)參加辯論

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Con·tro·vert v. t. [imp. & p. p. Controverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Controverting.]  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.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 controvert
      v 1: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" [syn: oppose,
            contradict]
      2: prove to be false or incorrect [syn: refute, rebut]