English verb: debunk | |||
1. | debunk (communication) expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas | ||
Samples | The physicist debunked the psychic's claims. | ||
Synonyms | expose | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | uncloak, unmask | ||