rebut

US: /ɹiˈbət/, /ɹɪˈbət/
UK: /ɹɪbˈʌt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


rebut /ri'bʌt/
  • ngoại động từ
    • bác (đề nghị của người nào, sự tố cáo, sự vu cáo, một học thuyết, một lập luận...)
    • từ chối, cự tuyệt (người nào)

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
(-tt-) [VN] (formal) to say or prove that a statement or criticism is false
Synonym: REFUTE
an attempt to publicly rebut rumours of a divorce
rebuttal noun [C, U]: The accusations met with a firm rebuttal.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
refute, deny, disprove, confute, invalidate, negate, discredit, belie, contradict, controvert, puncture, expose, destroy, ruin, devastate, Colloq shoot full of holes, knock the bottom out of, shoot down, blow sky-high:
We have all the evidence needed to rebut the contention that our client was anywhere near the scene of the crime.

Concise English dictionary


rebutted|rebutting|rebutsrɪ'bʌt
verb
+overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
+prove to be false or incorrect