Debunk

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of: debunk a supposed miracle drug.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
  • Verb Form
    debunked    debunking    debunks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    laugh at    make fun    rib    jest at    guy    blackguard    ridicule    roast    poke fun   
    Hyponym
    unmask    uncloak   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Funk    Monk    blunk    bunk    chunk    clunk    crunk    drunk    dunk    flunk   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    'mlb    macworld    going-over    pseudo-science    cashflow    churchgoer    verderer    midlife    mid-life    sex-education