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Verb: debunk  di'búngk or ,dee'búngk
  1. Uncover while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
    "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims";
    - expose

Derived forms: debunks, debunked, debunking

Type of: blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib [informal], ridicule, roast [informal]

Encyclopedia: Debunk