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Rebut vs Disprove - What's the difference?

rebut | disprove |

Disprove is a synonym of rebut.



As verbs the difference between rebut and disprove

is that rebut is to drive back or beat back; to repulse while disprove is to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

rebut

English

Verb

(rebutt)
  • To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
  • * Spenser
    • Who him, recount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight, / Perforce rebutted back.
  • (senseid)To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.

    • Derived terms

    * rebuttal * rebutter

    References

    * " rebut, v. " listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    disprove

    English

    Verb

  • To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

    • Usage notes

    * The past participle disproven'' is often proscribed in favor of ''disproved'', unlike ''proven , which is not proscribed.

    Antonyms

    * prove

    Anagrams

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