Con"tro*verse (?), n. [Cf. F. controverse.]
Controversy.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
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Con"tro*verse, v. t. [L. controversari, fr. controversus turned against, disputed.]
To dispute; to controvert.
[Obs.] "
Controversed causes."
Hooker.
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