rebut
verb
[ rɪˈbʌt ]
• claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.
• "he had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends"
Similar:
refute,
deny,
disprove,
prove wrong,
prove false,
invalidate,
negate,
contradict,
counter,
discredit,
give the lie to,
quash,
explode,
shoot down,
destroy,
shoot full of holes,
blow sky-high,
controvert,
confute,
negative,
• drive back or repel (a person or attack).
• "but he … their sharp assault right boldly did rebut"
Origin:
Middle English (in the senses ‘rebuke’ and ‘repulse’): from Anglo-Norman French rebuter, from Old French re- (expressing opposition) + boter ‘to butt’. Sense 1 (originally a legal use) dates from the early 19th century.
