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Dictionary: re·but   (rĭ-bŭt') pronunciation

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


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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.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To oppose by argument.

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

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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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