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rebut
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[rɪˈbʌt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false
(e.g: he had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends)
- drive back or repel (a person or attack)
(e.g: but he … their sharp assault right boldly did rebut)
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Origin
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Middle English (in the senses ‘rebuke’ and ‘repulse’): from Anglo-Norman French rebuter, from Old French re- (expressing opposition) + boter ‘to butt’. Sense 1 (originally a legal use) dates from the early 19th century
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