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rebut (verb), rebut, rebutted; rebutting
To prove something is false by using arguments or evidence: His lawyer tried to rebut the witness's testimony that Erin was at the scene of the robbery.

The claims about getting payoffs from construction companies were rebutted by the governor; however, political damage had been done.

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