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debunk
verb
(de-bunk)
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
Synonyms:
expose
,
Examples:
The physicist debunked the psychic's claims.
Words Related to
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expose
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dispel
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allay
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dissipate
,
refute
,
disprove
,
rebut
,
discredit
,
substantiate
,
corroborate
,
contradict
,
disabuse
,
downplay
,
deconstruct
,
dismiss
,
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,
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,
propound
,
denigrate
,
posit
,
rehash
,
exaggerate
,
postulate
,
mislead
,
peddle
,
concoct
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deride
,
assert
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repudiate
,
prove
,
belie
,
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,
adduce
,
buttress
,
quash
,
squelch
,
refel
,
disproven
,
demonize
,
counteract
,
redargue
,
elucidate
,
validate
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propagate
,
clarify
,
explain
,
refragable
,
publicize
,
portray
,
reinforce
,
demythologize
,
scoffs
,
insinuate
,
mischaracterize
,
summarize
,
quell
,
resurrect
,
exonerate
,
belittle
,
suppress
,
uncover
,
besmirch
,
deflect
,
sensationalize
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undercut
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tout
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analogize
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disvouch
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distill
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untruism
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emphasize
,
rouse
,
debunk
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