rebut

(rĭ-bŭt')

v., -but·ted, -but·ting, -buts.

v.tr.

1. To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case.
2. To repel.

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).]

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verb

To prove or show to be false: belie, confute, discredit, disprove, refute. See affirm/deny/argue.

v

Definition: argue against; prove wrong
Antonyms: agree, approve, back down, concede, confirm

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To 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.

IN BRIEF: To oppose by argument.

I was able to rebut the accusation by showing that I was somewhere else when the bracelet was taken.

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For a list of words related to rebut, see:

• Reasoning and Informing - rebut: refute; disprove
• Questions and Answers - rebut: prove false or oppose by evidence or argument
• Opposition, Disagreement, and Attack - rebut: (vb) contradict or oppose by argument

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Rebut.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afvise, gendrive, modbevise (jur.)
v. intr. - afvises, gendrives, modbevises

Nederlands (Dutch)
weerleggen, tegenspreken, terugslaan

Français (French)
v. tr. - réfuter
v. intr. - réfuter

Deutsch (German)
v. - widerlegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντικρούω, διαψεύδω, ανασκευάζω

Italiano (Italian)
respingere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - refutar

Русский (Russian)
опровергать, отвергать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rebatir, refutar
v. intr. - aportar evidencia que refute u oponga

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - motbevisa, avvisa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
辩驳, 揭露, 反驳, 举反证

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 辯駁, 揭露, 反駁
v. intr. - 反駁, 舉反證

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 물리치다, 거절하다
v. intr. - 논박하다, 반박하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 論駁する, 反駁する, はね付ける, 退ける, 反証をあげる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدفع أو يرد بالبينه والحجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפריך, הזים, סתר‬
v. intr. - ‮הפריך, הזים, סתר‬

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