rebut

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /rɪˈbʌt/ UK /rɪˈbʌt/ See IPA manual

verb

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1

verb
to argue against or prove false by offering counterevidence

She rose to rebut the accusations point by point.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to argue against or prove... refute disprove counter contradict confute invalidate

Opposites

confirm corroborate prove support

Word family

Derived forms rebuttalrebutter

Related forms butt

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman rebuter, from Old French reboter ('to repel, thrust back'), from re- ('back') + boter ('to thrust, butt'), of Germanic origin.

reboter Old French

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# rebut

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** rɪˈbʌt
**IPA (UK):** rɪˈbʌt

## Meanings
1. to argue against or prove false by offering counterevidence

## Examples
- She rose to rebut the accusations point by point.

## Synonyms
- refute
- disprove
- counter
- contradict
- confute
- invalidate

## Antonyms
- confirm
- corroborate
- prove
- support

## Derived Forms
- rebuttal
- rebutter

## Related Forms
- butt

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: reboter

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman rebuter, from Old French reboter ('to repel, thrust back'), from re- ('back') + boter ('to thrust, butt'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Rebut is from Anglo-Norman rebuter, from Old French reboter ('to repel, thrust back'), from re- ('back') + boter ('to thrust, butt'), of Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include reboter (Old French). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to argue against or prove false by offering counterevidence. The wider family includes derived forms such as rebuttal and rebutter and related words such as butt.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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