Word: controverted
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: con
tro
ver
ted
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of controvert; prove to be false or incorrect
Morphemes:
Affix: controvert
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contro-
Language: la
Decoded: contro-
Meaning: against
Affix: vertere
Language: la
Decoded: vertere
Meaning: to turn
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.