Definition of rebut Rebut
/ɹɪbʌˈt/ - [ribut] - re•but
We found 10 definitions of rebut from 5 different sources.
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What does rebut mean?
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| rebut - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" | ||
| refute | ||
| disown, renounce, repudiate cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" | ||
| controvert, contradict, oppose deny the truth of | ||
| answer understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered" | ||
| rebut - prove to be false or incorrect | ||
| refute, controvert | ||
| confute, disprove prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rebut (Verb)
To drive back or beat back; to repulse. - rebut (Verb)
To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rebut (v. t.)
To drive or beat back; to repulse. - rebut (v. t.)
To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or countervailing proof. - rebut (v. i.)
To retire; to recoil. - rebut (v. i.)
To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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rebut
rē-but′, v.t. to butt or drive back: to repel: to reject: (law) to oppose by argument or proof.—v.i. (law) to return an answer:—pr.p. rebut′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. rebut′ted.—adj. Rēbut′table.—ns. Rēbut′tal; Rēbut′ter, that which rebuts: a plaintiff's answer to a defendant's rejoinder. [O. Fr. rebuter, to repulse—L. re-, back, Mid. High Ger. bōzen, to beat.]
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🔤- rebut, verb, present, 1st person singular of rebut (infinitive).
- rebut, verb (infinitive).
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