verb
Meaning 1
To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rebut
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈbʌt/
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Northern-England: /ɹɪˈbʊt/
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Australian: /ɹɪˈbɐt/
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rhymes with -ʌt
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CMU ARPABET: R IH0 B AH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 B AH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
prove to be false or incorrect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: refute, controvert
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disprove, confute
verb
Meaning 4
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: refute
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disown, renounce, repudiate
Narrower terms: oppose, controvert, contradict, answer
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rebutten, rebouten, from Old French reboter, rebuter, rebouter, etc., from re- + boter, buter, bouter (“to butt”). Entered English around 1302-1307.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: отричам (otričam) — deny the truth of something
- Catalan: refutar — deny the truth of something
- Czech: rozporovat — deny the truth of something
- Czech: vyvrátit — deny the truth of something
- Czech: vyvracet — deny the truth of something
- Czech: odrazit — deny the truth of something
- Dutch: weerleggen — deny the truth of something
- French: réfuter — deny the truth of something
- Greek: αντικρούω (antikroúo) — deny the truth of something
- Greek: ανασκευάζω (anaskevázo) — deny the truth of something
- Ido: refutar — deny the truth of something
- Irish: bréagnaigh — deny the truth of something
- Irish: diúltaigh do — deny the truth of something
- Italian: confutare — deny the truth of something
- Japanese: 反証 (hanshou) — deny the truth of something
- Japanese: 反駁 (hanbaku) — deny the truth of something
- Latin: refellō — deny the truth of something
- Māori: whakahore — deny the truth of something
- Māori: whakatito — deny the truth of something
- Māori: whawhati — deny the truth of something
- Māori: whakakore — deny the truth of something
- Māori: whakaparau — deny the truth of something
- Persian: تکذیب کردن (takzib kardan) — deny the truth of something
- Polish: obalać — deny the truth of something
- Portuguese: ilidir — deny the truth of something
- Spanish: rebatir — deny the truth of something
- Spanish: impugnar — deny the truth of something
- Swedish: vederlägga — deny the truth of something
- Bulgarian: отхвърлям (othvǎrljam) — drive back or beat back; to repulse
- Catalan: rebutjar — drive back or beat back; to repulse
- Dutch: afstoten — drive back or beat back; to repulse
- Finnish: torjua — drive back or beat back; to repulse
- Māori: taiari — drive back or beat back; to repulse
- Māori: taieri — drive back or beat back; to repulse
- Polish: odrzucać — drive back or beat back; to repulse