Rebutting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rebut \Re*but"\ (r[-e]*b[u^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebutted};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebutting}.] [OF. rebouter to repulse, drive
     back; pref. re- + bouter to push, thrust. See 1st {Butt},
     {Boutade}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To drive or beat back; to repulse.


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              Who him, rencount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight,
              Perforce rebutted back.               --Spenser.
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     2. (Law) To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or
        countervailing proof. --Abbott.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rebut
       v 1: overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker
            refuted his opponent's arguments" [syn: {refute}]
       2: prove to be false or incorrect [syn: {refute}, {controvert}]
       [also: {rebutting}, {rebutted}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rebutting
       See {rebut}