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re·but
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rɪˈbʌt
/
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ri-
buht
]
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verb,
re·but·ted,
re·but·ting.
verb (used with object)
1.
to refute by evidence or argument.
2.
to oppose by contrary proof.
verb (used without object)
3.
to provide some evidence or argument that refutes or opposes.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
reb
(
o
)
uten
<
Old French
rebouter,
equivalent to
re-
re-
+
bouter
to
butt
3
Related forms
re·but·ta·ble,
adjective
un·re·but·ta·ble,
adjective
un·re·but·ted,
adjective
Can be confused:
1.
deny
,
disapprove
,
disprove
,
rebut,
refute
(see synonym study at
deny
) ;
2.
disapprove
,
disprove
,
rebut,
refute
.
Synonyms
1.
disprove, confute.
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World English Dictionary
rebut
(rɪˈbʌt)
—
vb
,
-buts
,
-butting
,
-butted
(
tr
) to refute or disprove, esp by offering a contrary contention or argument
[C13: from Old French
reboter
, from
re-
+
boter
to thrust,
butt
³]
re'buttable
—
adj
re'buttal
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Other evidence may be requested to
rebut
the claimant's but must be sufficient
to disapprove the allegation.
Reviewers aren't always reasonable and authors have a chance to
rebut
their
comments.
He wants to
rebut
the notion that the amendment would forbid state courts from
enforcing state laws that provide for civil unions.
They took your own words and used them to
rebut
your column.
If you had actually read my post instead of racing to
rebut
, you would have seen that.
They should not only study their own point of view, but be prepared to
rebut
the ideas of the opposing group.
Evidence presented to
rebut
an obviousness rejection compared catalysts containing sodium with the prior art.
So delete them, dismiss them but keep them here for your readers, or
rebut
them.
As medical researchers patiently
rebut
each argument, a new one arises.
There is no evidence that such tests are carried out elsewhere, and therefore you can't use them to
rebut
my point.
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