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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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