v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' b ə t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: re · but · ted ; re · but · ting
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French reboter, from re- + boter to butt ― more at BUTT
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to drive or beat back : REPEL
2 a : to contradict or oppose by formal legal argument, plea, or countervailing proof b : to expose the falsity of : REFUTE
intransitive verb : to make or furnish an answer or counter proof
– re · but · ta · ble \ - ' b ə -t ə -b ə l \ adjective