rebut
pronunciation
How to pronounce rebut in British English:
UK [rɪˈbʌt]
How to pronounce rebut in American English:
US [rɪˈbʌt]
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- Verb:
- overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
- prove to be false or incorrect
Word Origin
- rebut (v.)
- c. 1300, "to thrust back," from Old French reboter, rebuter "to thrust back," from re- "back" (see re-) + boter "to thrust, hit" (see butt (v.)). Legalese sense of "try to disprove, refute by evidence or argument" is from 1817. Related: Rebutted; rebutting.
Example
- 1. His organization is underscoring the recorded successes and future chances that the chinese market offers to rebut complaints from us congressmen .
- 2. But many see domestic politics at work , as mr obama seeks to rebut criticism that he is soft on defence .
- 3. But j street 's first job has been to rebut a posse of detractors who question how " pro-israel " it really is .
- 4. No one stepped up to publicly rebut initial rumours about bear as they did when similar whispers about lehman brothers circulated briefly last week .
- 5. But mr. obama used his speech to rebut the republican attacks , citing statistics showing increases in oil production , acres under exploration and pipeline permits during his administration .