Antonyms for rebut

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ri-buht

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈbʌt

Definition of rebut

Origin : 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.

verb argue against; prove wrong

Example sentences :

Then why should we trouble ourselves with the attempt to rebut it?
Extract from : « Phyllis of Philistia » by Frank Frankfort Moore

It had come into existence, not from any spiritual need, but entirely to rebut Butcherdom.
Extract from : « Old Mole » by Gilbert Cannan

Not a hint is given that any testimony may be received to rebut the satisfactory proof given by the plaintiff.
Extract from : « A Letter to the Hon. Samuel Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill. » by Hancock

Mrs. Roebuck did not attempt to rebut this statement, and the warrant was discharged.
Extract from : « Mornings at Bow Street » by John Wight

One cannot believe that it is necessary to rebut that accusation.
Extract from : « Woman and Womanhood » by C. W. Saleeby

All I wished to do was to rebut your charge that I am an abnormal being.
Extract from : « Roderick Hudson » by Henry James

The expression 'on the other hand' is meant to rebut the pûrvapaksha.
Extract from : « The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya » by Translator: George Thibaut

To rebut this theory, there was the notable absence of undergraduates.
Extract from : « Zuleika Dobson » by Max Beerbohm

But we had no witnesses with whom to rebut Fortescue's claim.
Extract from : « Children of the Market Place » by Edgar Lee Masters

Upon being called to rebut the testimony I, in truth and simplicity, confirmed his testimony in every particular!!
Extract from : « A Visit To The United States In 1841 » by Joseph Sturge

Synonyms for rebut

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