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Meanings of rebut in English

Portuguese
refutar
Catalan
refutar

Prove to be false or incorrect.

refutar
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Examples for "refute"
Examples for "refute"
1
The idea was to refute Soviet claims that America was culturally vacuous.
BBC
2
But, of course, you can't refute anything with one hundred percent certainty.
Metro 2033
3
The key seen in her possession would refute me if I did.
The Leavenworth Case
4
To state the first in its proper form, is to refute it.
The Federalist Papers
5
If they wish to refute this claim, they should disclose their funding.
The Guardian
1
Our primary findings controvert previous reports of thinner NFL in moderate-to-severe AD.
Pubmed
2
He may say what he pleases; I will not again controvert it.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12)
3
Neither optimism, nor ignorance, nor bigotry, nor deception can controvert these facts.
The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Re...
4
I controvert all these propositions, and shall proceed at once to my argument.
American Eloquence, Volume 3 / Studies In American Political His...
5
There is nothing to be gained by endeavoring to controvert it.
Winston of the Prairie
Usage of rebut in English
1
There is, however, no shortage of company defenders to rebut such criticism.
The Guardian
2
We made the necessary preparations to rebut all allegations contained in it.
The South African
3
Refute does not merely mean deny, it does not even mean rebut.
The Irish Times
4
But Beckert's final plea to the improvised jury is hard to rebut.
The Irish Times
5
If Your Majesty would deign to rebut it, how could it stand?
The King’s Curse
6
The company last Thursday released information intended to rebut the criticism.
Reuters
7
To rebut this theory, there was the notable absence of undergraduates.
Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love Story
8
As any lawyer knows, the absurd argument is the most difficult to rebut.
The Irish Times
9
Anorexia nervosa is a tragic attempt to rebut the primacy of the canal.
The Irish Times
10
Najib's lawyer is expected to rebut the prosecution's case on Wednesday.
Reuters
11
One cannot believe that it is necessary to rebut that accusation.
Woman and Womanhood: A Search for Principles
12
I then failed to rebut the park bench and envelope questions.
The Guardian
13
A prosecutor was to rebut the defense closing later on Thursday.
Reuters
14
But we had no witnesses with whom to rebut Fortescue's claim.
Children of the Market Place
15
They also will have to inform clients if corporations plan to rebut the reports.
Reuters
16
They will also have to inform clients if corporations plan to rebut their reports.
Reuters
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Catalan
refutar
Rebut through the time
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