Rebut
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- Rebut Re*but" (r[-e]*b[u^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebutted};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebutting}.] [OF. rebouter to repulse, drive
back; pref. re- + bouter to push, thrust. See 1st {Butt},
{Boutade}.]
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1. To drive or beat back; to repulse.
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Who him, rencount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight,
Perforce rebutted back. --Spenser.
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2. (Law) To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or
countervailing proof. --Abbott.
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rebut — rebut … Dictionnaire des rimes
rebut — [ rəby ] n. m. • 1549 « rebuffade »; de rebuter 1 ♦ Ce qu on a rebuté (2o), rejeté. ⇒ déchet, détritus. « ceci semble le rebut d un rapide triage » (Loti). Lettres dont l administration des Postes n a pu trouver les destinataires. Service des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
rebut — REBÚT, rebuturi, s.n. Produs care nu corespunde condiţiilor calitative stabilite prin standarde, norme interne, contracte etc. şi care nu poate fi utilizat direct în scopul pentru care a fost realizat, reprezentând o pierdere economică. ♢ Rebut… … Dicționar Român
rebut — re·but /ri bət/ vt re·but·ted, re·but·ting [Anglo French reboter rebuter to answer a charge, bar from an action, literally, to repulse, rebuff, from Old French reboter, from re back + boter to push, butt]: to refute, counteract, or disprove (as… … Law dictionary
rebut — Rebut. s. m. Action par laquelle on rebute. Il a essuyé beaucoup de rebuts. il ne sçauroit souffrir le moindre rebut. Il signifie aussi, Ce qu on a rebuté, ce dont on n a point voulu, ce qu il y a de plus vil en chaque espece. Il a vendu tout ce… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
rebut — re‧but [rɪˈbʌt] verb rebutted PTandPPX rebutting PRESPARTX [transitive] formal to prove that a statement or a charge made against you is false: • This clause could be used to rebut the suggestion made by the landlord s insurers. rebuttal … Financial and business terms
rebut — Rebut, C est ce qui est rejecté, comme ne rien valant ou ne servant. Comme je n ay eu à ma part que le rebut du butin, Reiiculum, Reiectaneum. Selon ce on dit brebis de rebut, Oues reiiculae … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Rebut — Re*but , v. i. 1. To retire; to recoil. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff s surrejoinder. [1913 Webster] The plaintiff may answer the rejoinder by a surrejoinder; on which the defendant may… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rebut — (fr., spr. Rebüh), 1) Abweisung, abschlägige Antwort; 2) Schadhaftigkeit. Ausschuß; 3) Abschaum der Menschheit; 4) Verweigerung der Annahme einer zugesandten schlecht beschaffenen Waare. Daher Rebutiren, schadhafte Waaren von den guten absondern … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Rebut — (franz., spr. röbǖ), Abweisung, abschlägige Antwort, Verweigerung der Annahme zugesandter, als schlecht befundener Waren; dann die schadhafte Ware selbst, Ausschuß, Brackware, Basel. Rebutieren, verwerfen, entschieden zurückweisen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
