v. To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To drive or beat back; to repulse.
v. To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or countervailing proof.
verb-intransitive. To retire; to recoil.
verb-intransitive. To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To repel by force; rebuff; drive back.
To thrust back or away, as by denial; refuse assent to; repel; reject.
To repel by evidence or argument; bring counter-arguments against; refute, or strive to refute: much used in legal procedure.
To withdraw: used reflexively.
In law, to make an answer, as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder. Compare surrebut.
In curling, to make a random stroke with great force, in the hope of gaining some advantage in the striking and displacement of the stones about the tee.
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v. prove to be false or incorrect
v. overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
Word Usage
"Anyway, what you basically can’t rebut is that a group that’s decently optimized but not “Pun-Pun” type cheeseweasels is playing a game using these rules and finding our fighter to be an equal participant."