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rebut
rebutto argue to the contrary; disprove; confute: rebut an argument
Not to be confused with:rebuff – blunt or abrupt rejection; snub; spurn: rebuff a proposal or invitationrebuke – a sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand; censure; admonish; reproach: rebuke his bad behaviorre·but R0077700 (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).]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 nre•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. [1250–1300; Middle English reb(o)uten < Old French rebouter=re- re- + bouter to butt3] re•but′ta•ble, adj. 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.rebut
Past participle: rebutted
Gerund: rebutting
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| I rebut | | you rebut | | he/she/it rebuts | | we rebut | | you rebut | | they rebut |
| Preterite |
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| I rebutted | | you rebutted | | he/she/it rebutted | | we rebutted | | you rebutted | | they rebutted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am rebutting | | you are rebutting | | he/she/it is rebutting | | we are rebutting | | you are rebutting | | they are rebutting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have rebutted | | you have rebutted | | he/she/it has rebutted | | we have rebutted | | you have rebutted | | they have rebutted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was rebutting | | you were rebutting | | he/she/it was rebutting | | we were rebutting | | you were rebutting | | they were rebutting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had rebutted | | you had rebutted | | he/she/it had rebutted | | we had rebutted | | you had rebutted | | they had rebutted |
| Future |
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| I will rebut | | you will rebut | | he/she/it will rebut | | we will rebut | | you will rebut | | they will rebut |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have rebutted | | you will have rebutted | | he/she/it will have rebutted | | we will have rebutted | | you will have rebutted | | they will have rebutted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be rebutting | | you will be rebutting | | he/she/it will be rebutting | | we will be rebutting | | you will be rebutting | | they will be rebutting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been rebutting | | you have been rebutting | | he/she/it has been rebutting | | we have been rebutting | | you have been rebutting | | they have been rebutting |
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| I will have been rebutting | | you will have been rebutting | | he/she/it will have been rebutting | | we will have been rebutting | | you will have been rebutting | | they will have been rebutting |
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| I had been rebutting | | you had been rebutting | | he/she/it had been rebutting | | we had been rebutting | | you had been rebutting | | they had been rebutting |
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| I would rebut | | you would rebut | | he/she/it would rebut | | we would rebut | | you would rebut | | they would rebut |
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| I would have rebutted | | you would have rebutted | | he/she/it would have rebutted | | we would have rebutted | | you would have rebutted | | they would have rebutted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | rebut - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"refuterepudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"controvert, contradict, oppose - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"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 incorrectcontrovert, refuteconfute, disprove - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" |
rebutverb disprove, defeat, overturn, quash, refute, negate, invalidate, prove wrong, confute He spent most of his speech rebutting criticisms.rebutverbTo prove or show to be false:belie, confute, discredit, disprove, refute.Translationsréfuterrejeterrespingererifiutare
MedicalSeerebuttalrebut
RebutTo defeat, dispute, or remove the effect of the other side's facts or arguments in a particular case or controversy. When a defendant in a lawsuit proves that the plaintiff's allegations are not true, the defendant has thereby rebutted them. TO REBUT. To contradict; to do away as, every homicide is presumed to be murder, unless the contrary appears from evidence which proves the death; and this presumption it lies on the defendant to rebut by showing that it was justifiable or excusable. Allis. Prin. 48. rebut
Synonyms for rebutverb disproveSynonyms- disprove
- defeat
- overturn
- quash
- refute
- negate
- invalidate
- prove wrong
- confute
Synonyms for rebutverb to prove or show to be falseSynonyms- belie
- confute
- discredit
- disprove
- refute
Synonyms for rebutverb overthrow by argument, evidence, or proofSynonymsRelated Words- repudiate
- disown
- renounce
- controvert
- contradict
- oppose
- answer
verb prove to be false or incorrectSynonymsRelated Words |