'debunk' definitions:
Definition of 'debunk'
(from WordNet)
verb
Expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims" [syn: debunk, expose]
Synonyms of 'debunk'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- awaken,
- break the spell,
- burst the bubble,
- correct,
- disabuse,
- disappoint,
- discover,
- disenchant,
- disillude,
- disillusion,
- disillusionize,
- enlighten,
- expose,
- let down easy,
- let in on,
- prick the bubble,
- put straight,
- set right,
- set straight,
- show up,
- tell the truth,
- unblindfold,
- uncharm,
- uncloak,
- undeceive,
- undress,
- unmask,
- unshroud,
- unspell,
- wake up