debunk

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

de- +‎ bunk (from bunkum) 1923

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: dē-bŭngk, IPA: /diːbʌŋk/, SAMPA: /di:bVNk/

• Rhymes: -ʌŋk

[edit] Verb

to debunk (third-person singular simple present debunks, present participle debunking, simple past and past participle debunked)

1. (transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something

   Sailing round the world debunked the theory that the earth was flat.

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• Alphagram: bdeknu
• bunked