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rebut
to argue to the contrary; disprove; confute: rebut an argument
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re·but
(rĭ-bŭt′)v. re·but·ted, re·but·ting, re·buts
v.tr.
1. To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case: rebut an allegation.
2. To repel or reject: She rebutted his advances.
v.intr.
To present opposing evidence or arguments.
[Middle English reboten, rebutte, to rebuke, repel, from Old French rebouter : re-, re- + bouter, to push (of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots).]
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rebut
(rɪˈbʌt)vb, -buts, -butting or -butted
(tr) to refute or disprove, esp by offering a contrary contention or argument
[C13: from Old French reboter, from re- + boter to thrust, butt3]
reˈbuttable adj
reˈbuttal n
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re•but
(rɪˈbʌt)v. -but•ted, -but•ting. v.t.
1. to refute by evidence or argument.
2. to oppose by contrary proof.
v.i. 3. to provide some evidence or argument that refutes or opposes.
re•but′ta•ble, adj.
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rebut
, refute - To rebut a statement is to offer clear evidence or a reasoned argument against it; to refute a statement is to prove it wrong (neither means "contradict" or "deny").See also related terms for prove.
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rebut
Past participle: rebutted
Gerund: rebutting
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| Verb | 1. | rebut - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" repudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" answer - give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution" |
| 2. | rebut - prove to be false or incorrect |
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rebut
verb disprove, defeat, overturn, quash, refute, negate, invalidate, prove wrong, confute He spent most of his speech rebutting criticisms.
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rebut
vt argument, contention → widerlegen; charges, allegations → entkräften
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