rebut

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old French reboter, rebuter, rebouter, etc., from re- + boter, buter, bouter (“to butt”). 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.
    Rebutting allegations that Scotland's railways had been deliberately run down, he pointed out that in the past nine years over £70m had been spent on their development. 1964 June, “News and Comment: Reprieve in the Far North”, in Modern Railways, page 373

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