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   rebut

   /rɪˈbʌt/

   verb

   • 1. claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false: "he had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends"
   • 2. drive back or repel (a person or attack): archaic "but he … their sharp assault right boldly did rebut"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘rebuke’ and ‘repulse’): from Anglo-Norman French rebuter, from Old French re- (expressing opposition) + boter ‘to butt’. Sense 1 (originally a legal use) dates from the early 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rebuttable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • T

     1

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