rebut

verb

ri-ˈbət How to pronounce rebut (audio)
Definition of rebutnext
1
as in to repel
to drive back Stalingrad's defenders were finally able to rebut the besiegers, but only after a horrendous loss of life

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2
as in to refute
to prove to be false Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe effectively rebutted any lingering notions that the earth is flat

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Recent Examples of rebut How can people develop the skills of listening to learn rather than listening to rebut or justify? — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 The reports by the Fed and CBO rebut a core economic assumption of recent decades. — Andrew Rechenberg, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 Dudek also rebutted claims — by Musk and from Trump himself in at least two public appearances this week — that millions of people were receiving Social Security benefits despite being more than 150 years old. — Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 21 Feb. 2025 The union representing air traffic controllers on Friday rebutted President Trump's unsubstantiated claim that diversity policies in aviation were to blame for the fatal plane crash Wednesday near Washington, D.C. — April Rubin, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rebut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebut
  1. repel
  2. refute
  3. resist
  4. repulse
Verb
  • Results suggested this impact was due to the plants creating a physical barrier that disrupted the movement of cucumber beetles, rather than any effects of repelling them or attracting beneficial insects.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
  • In a press release, the Navy touted the Stockdale's role in helping repel multiple Houthi attacks during transits of the Bab el-Mandeb straight and escort operations of U.S.-flagged vessels in the Gulf of Aden.
    — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Definition of repel
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  • Trump’s own Social Security chief eventually refuted the claim.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
  • His lawyers refute the charges and argue no crimes have been committed that violate his visa.
    — Anna Spiegel, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of refute
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  • Vrabel then asked players to resist pulling sweatshirt hoodies over their heads during meetings.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Several House Republicans have resisted increasing pressure from President Trump to swallow a blueprint that's key to extending his tax cuts, which are set to expire this year.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of resist
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  • As Saxon and Lochlan try to decipher what happened between them, we are asked to think about why we’re aroused (or repulsed) by it.
    — Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Even as the Russians massed forces and achieved a three-to-one advantage in troops in Kursk late last year, the Ukrainians held on—deploying mines, drones and artillery to repeatedly repulse Russian mechanized assaults.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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