What does rebut mean?
Rebut means To drive back or beat back; to repulse..
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/ɹɪˈbʌt/ · verb
To drive back or beat back; to repulse..
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.
Use rebut when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rebut means To drive back or beat back; to repulse..
Common synonyms include refute, controvert, disprove.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Who him r'encountring fierce, as hauke in flight, / Perforce rebutted backe.
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