Cŏn'tro-vĕrt, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. CONTROVERTED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONTROVERTING.] [Lat. contra, against, and vertere, to turn; It. controvertere, Sp. controvertir.] To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate; to deny.

Some controverted points had been decided according to the sense of the best jurists. Macaulay.