Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
refute, rebut, controvert
(verb) prove to be false or incorrect
refute, rebut
(verb) overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; “The speaker refuted his opponent’s arguments”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rebutted
simple past tense and past participle of rebut
• Burdette, buttered
Source: Wiktionary
Re*but", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rebutting.] Etym: [OF. reb to repulse, drive back; pref. re- + bouter to push, thrust. See 1st Butt, Boutade.]
1. To drive or beat back; to repulse. Who him, recount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight, Perforce rebutted back. Spenser.
2. (Law)
Definition: To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or countervailing proof. Abbott.
Re*but", v. i.
1. To retire; to recoil. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. (Law)
Definition: To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder. The plaintiff may answer the rejoinder by a surrejoinder; on which the defendant. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 June 2024
(noun) (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.