debunk

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To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something

Sailing round the world debunked the theory that the earth was flat.

{f} disparage, ridicule; expose as being false or exaggerated
If you debunk a widely held belief, you show that it is false. If you debunk something that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is. Historian Michael Beschloss debunks a few myths. to show that an idea or belief is false (BUNK2)
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
debunking
The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)
debunked
past of debunk
debunker
{i} one who reveals the truth; one who exposes falseness and inaccuracy
debunking
present participle of debunk
debunking
the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful"
debunks
third-person singular of debunk
debunk
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