单词 | rebut |
释义 | rebut[ ri-buht ] / rɪˈbʌt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rebut ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), re·but·ted, re·but·ting.to refute by evidence or argument. to oppose by contrary proof. verb (used without object), re·but·ted, re·but·ting.to provide some evidence or argument that refutes or opposes. Origin of rebutFirst recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English reb(o)uten, from Old French rebouter, equivalent to re- re- + bouter butt3 SYNONYMS FOR rebut1 disprove, confute. SEE SYNONYMS FOR rebut ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM rebutre·but·ta·ble, adjectiveun·re·but·ta·ble, adjectiveun·re·but·ted, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rebutdeny, disprove, rebut , refuteDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rebut
British Dictionary definitions for rebutrebut / (rɪˈbʌt) / verb -buts, -butting or -butted(tr) to refute or disprove, esp by offering a contrary contention or argument Derived forms of rebutrebuttable, adjectiverebuttal, nounWord Origin for rebutC13: from Old French reboter, from re- + boter to thrust, butt ³ Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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