Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Controverse \Con"tro*verse\, n. [Cf. F. controverse.]
   Controversy. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Controverse \Con"tro*verse\, v. t. [L. controversari, fr.
   controversus turned against, disputed.]
   To dispute; to controvert. [Obs.] ``Controversed causes.''
   --Hooker.