Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin contrōvertere, from Latin contrō- + vertō (to turn).

Verb

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controvèrtere (first-person singular present controvèrto, no past historic, no past participle, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to controvert, to contradict
  2. (intransitive, law) to argue [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Including lesser-used forms: