rebut

[ ri-buht ]

/ rɪˈbʌt /

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verb (used with object), re·but·ted, re·but·ting.

to refute by evidence or argument.

to oppose by contrary proof.

verb (used without object), re·but·ted, re·but·ting.

to provide some evidence or argument that refutes or opposes.

OTHER WORDS FOR rebut

1 disprove, confute.

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Origin of rebut

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English reb(o)uten, from Old French rebouter, equivalent to re- re- + bouter butt³

OTHER WORDS FROM rebut

re·but·ta·ble, adjectiveun·re·but·ta·ble, adjectiveun·re·but·ted, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rebut

deny, disprove, rebut , refute

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How to use rebut in a sentence

I rebutted his accusations and observed that if I had had the imagination to invent the stories he now denied, I would have saved them for my fiction — which, I suggested, was what he should have done.
The dramatic — and embellished — life of Graham Greene|Michael Mewshaw|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
Washington began a review of the team’s name, bowing to pressure from corporate sponsors and rebutting Snyder’s long-held assertions the name would “NEVER” change and dividing a weary fan base.
Washington football timeline: From Ron Rivera hiring to playoff exit|Sam Fortier|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
The hospital’s leadership team forced that CEO to retire and sent an email to employees rebutting his comments about masks.
“Those of Us Who Don’t Die Are Going to Quit”: A Crush of Patients, Dwindling Supplies and the Nurse Who Lost Hope|by J. David McSwane|December 30, 2020|ProPublica
According to a blog post and law review article by a group of George Mason academics rebutting Khan’s analysis, some hipsters want to return to the DOJ guidelines of 1968 that justified blocking mergers with a combined market share of only 8%.
The Facebook and Google antitrust suits are a warning shot for all corporate giants—not just Big Tech|matthewheimer|December 10, 2020|Fortune

The Post’s fact-checking team has rebutted a wide array of claims about fraud.
If there is any real evidence of fraud, Mr. President, it’s time to put up|Philip Bump|November 28, 2020|Washington Post
Her parents rebutted the accusations through homemade (though highly produced) videos which promote her exhibitions.
The Tiniest Jackson Pollock|Justin Jones|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anything acknowledgment of potential downsides to a policy must be rebutted fiercely.
Democrats Can’t Accept the Trade Off of a Job-Killing Minimum Wage|Kristen Soltis Anderson|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thiessen rebutted with a laconic Tweet: "Frum votes for surrender."
Doomsday Conservatives: Too Many Hormones, Too Little Plan|David Frum|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The false narrative of conspiracy theorists on Pakistani cable news channels must be rebutted.
After Malala Yousafzai Shooting, Can Shock Therapy Free Pakistan?|Farahnaz Ispahani|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hennepin County (Minneapolis) Attorney Mike Freeman rebutted their charges this week.
Michael Tomasky on How the GOP Plans to Block the Black Vote|Michael Tomasky|August 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Assuredly it did not attract him; assuredly it rather rebutted and depressed.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
But that the eye was intended for light there is so strong a presumption that it cannot easily be rebutted.
The Relations Between Religion and Science|Frederick, Lord Bishop of Exeter
Asad approved him heartily, the more heartily since it rebutted insinuations which he desired above all to hear rebutted.
The Sea-Hawk|Raphael Sabatini
This argument, good as far as it goes, is rebutted in the following manner.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
The librarian's date stamp on the book is not conclusive, and may be rebutted by other evidence of the actual date of deposit.
A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown,|E. J. MacGillivray

British Dictionary definitions for rebut

rebut

/ (rɪˈbʌt) /

verb -buts, -butting or -butted

(tr) to refute or disprove, esp by offering a contrary contention or argument

Derived forms of rebut

rebuttable, adjectiverebuttal, noun

Word Origin for rebut

C13: from Old French reboter, from re- + boter to thrust, butt ³

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