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debunk
What does debunk mean?
debunk (verb): to discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use debunk in a sentence?
- The physicist debunked the psychic's claims. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce debunk?
/dɪˈbʌŋk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does debunk come from?
From de- (“away”) + bunk (“nonsense”) (from bunkum, from Buncombe County) 1923.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to debunk
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “debunk” mean?
to move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means
Not quite: that's what swim means.
to determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose
Not quite: that's what appraise means.
to allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned
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to discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute
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