You'll have three minutes to rebut the argument of the opposing side.
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Rebut
//ɹɪˈbʌt//
Synonyms for "rebut" (100 found)
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12 entriesrelated to
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34 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- отричам verb (deny the truth of something)
- отхвърлям verb (drive back or beat back; to repulse)
Catalan
2 entries- rebutjar verb (drive back or beat back; to repulse)
- refutar verb (deny the truth of something)
Czech
4 entries- odrazit verb (deny the truth of something)
- rozporovat verb (deny the truth of something)
- vyvracet verb (deny the truth of something)
- vyvrátit verb (deny the truth of something)
Dutch
2 entries- afstoten verb (drive back or beat back; to repulse)
- weerleggen verb (deny the truth of something)
Finnish
1 entries- torjua verb (drive back or beat back; to repulse)
French
1 entries- réfuter verb (deny the truth of something)
Greek
2 entries- ανασκευάζω verb (deny the truth of something)
- αντικρούω verb (deny the truth of something)
Ido
1 entries- refutar verb (deny the truth of something)
Irish
2 entries- bréagnaigh verb (deny the truth of something)
- diúltaigh do verb (deny the truth of something)
Italian
1 entries- confutare verb (deny the truth of something)
Japanese
2 entries- 反証 verb (deny the truth of something)
- 反駁 verb (deny the truth of something)
Latin
1 entries- refellō verb (deny the truth of something)
Māori
4 entries- taiari verb (drive back or beat back; to repulse)
- taieri verb (drive back or beat back; to repulse)
- whakahore verb (deny the truth of something)
- whakakore verb (deny the truth of something)
Persian
1 entries- تکذیب کردن verb (deny the truth of something)
Polish
2 entries- obalać verb (deny the truth of something)
- odrzucać verb (drive back or beat back; to repulse)
Portuguese
1 entries- ilidir verb (deny the truth of something)
Spanish
1 entries- refutar verb (deny the truth of something)
Swedish
1 entries- vederlägga verb (deny the truth of something)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The sheer volume of disinformation is difficult to rebut.
Source: tatoeba (9995314)
Who him r'encountring fierce, as hauke in flight, / Perforce rebutted backe.
Source: wiktionary
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.
Source: wiktionary
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