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rebut
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rebut
v.
contradict, oppose, refute
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rebut
Verb
1. overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"
(synonym) refute
(hypernym) renounce, repudiate
(hyponym) oppose, controvert, contradict
(derivation) rebutter, rebuttal
2. prove to be false or incorrect
(synonym) refute, controvert
(hypernym) disprove, confute
(derivation) rebutter, disprover, refuter, confuter
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rebut
nm.
scrap, waste, scum, sweepings
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rebut
Czas.
obalać
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Rebut
(v. t.)
To drive or beat back; to repulse.
To drive or beat back; to repulse.
(v. t.)
To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or countervailing proof.
To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or countervailing proof.
(v. i.)
To retire; to recoil.
To retire; to recoil.
(v. i.)
To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.
To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
