rebut

Etymology
, from, , , etc., from , ,. Entered English around 1302-1307.

Verb

 * 1) To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
 * 2)  To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
 * 1)  To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.

Usage notes

 * See refute.

Translations

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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * French:
 * Greek: ,
 * Ido:
 * Irish: bréagnaigh, diúltaigh
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Latin:
 * Maori: whakahore, whakatito, whawhati, whakakore, whakaparau
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ,
 * Roman: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * Maori: taiari, taieri
 * Polish:

Noun

 * 1) receipt acknowledgement that something has been received

Noun

 * 1)  casting-off, throwing-away
 * 2) cast-off; scrap, rubbish
 * 3) scum, dreg
 * 4) dead letter

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) cast-off; scrap, rubbish