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controverser

French → English

verb/[kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.se]/

(academic) To dispute: to argue or debate a specific point of dogma, doctrine, or scientific theory

Les historiens continuent de controverser les causes exactes de cette guerre.

(English) Historians continue to dispute the exact causes of this war.

Cette théorie scientifique a été longuement controversée avant d'être acceptée.

(English) This scientific theory was long disputed before being accepted.

Entry ID: fr:en:controverser · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary