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debunk

de·bunk [ dee búngk ] (past and past participle de·bunked, present participle de·bunk·ing, 3rd person present singular de·bunks)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
show something to be false: to show that something is wrong or false

[Early 20th century. <bunk2]

de·bunk·er noun
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