debunk
playSimple Definition of debunk
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: to show that something (such as a belief or theory) is not true : to show the falseness of (a story, idea, statement, etc.)
Examples of debunk
The article debunks the notion that life exists on Mars.
The results of the study debunk his theory.
1923
First Known Use of debunk
1923
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