/ɹɪˈbʌt/, /ɹɪˈbʊt/, /ɹɪˈbɐt/
OriginInherited from Middle English rebutten, rebouten, from Old French reboter, rebuter, rebouter, etc., from re- + boter, buter, bouter (“to butt”). Entered English around 1302-1307.
- To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
“Who him r'encountring fierce, as hauke in flight, / Perforce rebutted backe.”
- To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
“Rebutting allegations that Scotland's railways had been deliberately run down, he pointed out that in the past nine years over £70m had been spent on their development.”
Formsrebuts(present, singular, third-person) · rebutting(participle, present) · rebutted(participle, past) · rebutted(past)