rebut C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /rɪˈbʌt/ UK /rɪˈbʌt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to argue against or prove false by offering counterevidence She rose to rebut the accusations point by point. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to argue against or prove... refutedisprovecountercontradictconfuteinvalidate ↔ Opposites confirmcorroborateprovesupport Word family Derived forms rebuttalrebutter Related forms butt Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown