controvert

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“I shall have to controvert one or two ideas that are almost universally accepted. We have all been taught that there is no difference between time and any of the three dimensions of space —”

From Nature • Jun. 16, 2020

No. Do they offer evidence to controvert Sheeran’s confession or acknowledge that they have read the book for themselves, especially the Epilogue from 2005 and the Conclusion from 2016 that offer corroboration of Sheeran’s confessions?

From Slate • Aug. 16, 2019

But the surface elements of her life seem to controvert her need for extreme rest and relaxation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2018

I was not able, for instance, to controvert some of the more specific arguments of Pat Buchanan.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2013

First, I have to examine the arguments recently alleged in favour of the theory of preformation, testing them to reveal their inherent weaknesses, and to controvert their fallacies.

From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Hertwig, Oscar