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rebut vs disprove

disprove vs rebut

rebut and disprove both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rebut No No Yes No
disprove No No Yes No
As verbs, disprove is a hypernym of rebut; that is, disprove is a word with a broader meaning than rebut:
  • rebut: prove to be false or incorrect
  • disprove: prove to be false
Other hypernyms of rebut include confute.
rebut (verb) disprove (verb)
prove to be false or incorrect prove to be false
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
Difference between rebut and disprove

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