debunk

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verb

expose while ridiculing;
especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
- The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
• Syn:
expose
• Derivationally related forms:
expose (for: expose), debunking
• Hypernyms:
ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at,
jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun
• Hyponyms:
unmask, uncloak
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something