Definitions
prove to be false or incorrect
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Who him r'encountring fierce, as hauke in flight, / Perforce rebutted backe.”
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Argue against”5 letters
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