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Controverse

Côn'tro-vêrse, n.

noun

n. [Fr. controverse, Lat. controversia.] Controversy. [Obs.] Spenser.

Cŏn'tro-vĕrse, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. controversari, from controversum, turned against, disputed.] To engage in dispute; to controvert. [Obs.] “Controversed causes.” Hooker.