Definition of
Rebut
- (verb, communication) overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
- (verb, cognition) prove to be false or incorrect
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Synonyms of Rebut
Alternate forms of Rebut
Derivations: rebuttal, rebutter
Hyponyms: answer, contradict, controvert, oppose
Origin of the word Rebut
- c.1300, from O.Fr. rebuter "to thrust back," from re- "back" + boter "to thrust, hit" (see butt (v.)). Sense of "try to disprove, refute" is from 1817. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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