The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Some controverted points had decided according to the
sense of the best jurists.
--Macaulay.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of controvert English)
Usage examples of "controverting".
From the point of view of a student of mythology, the most important consequences of what Copernicus wrote of the universe in 1543 followed from his presentation there of an image controverting and refuting the obvious "facts" that everybody everywhere could see.
But Passengers, I am told, take wry amusement in controverting our skills.