Controvert /(?)/

Con·tro·vert

Controvert

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Controverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Controverting

  1. 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.