Rebut

rē-but′, v.t. to butt or drive back: to repel: to reject: ( law ) to oppose by argument or proof.— v.i. ( law ) to return an answer:— pr.p. rebut′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. rebut′ted. — adj. Rēbut′table .— ns. Rēbut′tal ; Rēbut′ter , that which rebuts: a plaintiff's answer to a defendant's rejoinder. [O. Fr. rebuter , to repulse—L. re- , back, Mid. High Ger. bōzen , to beat.]