| VERB | communication | rebut, refute | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | rebut, refute, controvert | prove to be false / false or incorrect |
| Sounds | rihbah't; riybah't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | refute | |
| Narrower | answer | Give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) |
| oppose, controvert, contradict | Be resistant to | |
| Broader | disown, renounce, repudiate | Cast off |
| Spanish | rebatir, refutar | |
| Catalan | refutar | |
| Nouns | rebuttal | the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument |
| rebutter | (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder | |
| rebutter | a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument | |
| Meaning | prove to be false / false or incorrect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | refute, controvert | |
| Broader | disprove, confute | prove to be false |
| Spanish | contradecir, rebatir, refutar | |
| Catalan | refutar | |
| Nouns | rebutter | a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument |
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