rebut
Pronunciation Verb

rebut (rebuts, present participle rebutting; past and past participle rebutted)

  1. To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
    • Who him, recount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight, / Perforce rebutted back.
  2. To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
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