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Definition of rebut verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

rebut

verb

NAmE//rɪˈbʌt//

rebut something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they rebut

he / she / it rebuts

past simple rebutted

-ing form rebutting

to say or prove that a statement or criticism is false synonym refute an attempt to publicly rebut rumors of a divorce

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rebuttal

NAmE//rɪˈbʌt̮l//

noun [countable, uncountable] He issued a firm rebuttal to the accusations.See rebut in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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