See debunk on Wiktionary
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"text": "debunk a theory",
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"ref": "2024 January 10, Christian Wolmar, “A time for change? ... just as it was back in issue 262”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 61:",
"text": "Another of my favourite themes has been debunking promises of new technology. Over the years, I have enjoyed watching the lack of progress on driverless cars, drone deliveries, hyperloop, and maglev.",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "մերկացնել"
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "揭穿"
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"code": "cs",
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"code": "cs",
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
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"word": "rozkrýt"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "doorprikken"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "ontmaskeren"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "romuttaa"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "kumota"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "paljastaa"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "dévoiler"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "se déconsidérer"
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"code": "fr",
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"word": "mettre en pièces"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "réduire à néant"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "jeter l’opprobre sur"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "se discréditer"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "desacreditar"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "entlarven"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "diskreditieren"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "demaskieren"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "bloßlegen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "entschleiern"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apodómisi",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "szertefoszlat"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "eloszlat"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "lerombol"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "megsemmisít"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "leleplez"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "screditare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "ridicolizzare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "sbugiardare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "demistificare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "sbufalare"
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"code": "ko",
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"roman": "pongnohada",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "폭로하다"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "balkida",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "밝히다"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "razotkriva",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "разоткрива"
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"code": "mk",
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"roman": "razobličuva",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "разобличува"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "whakanano"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "diskreditere"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "obalić"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "desacreditar"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "razvenčivatʹ",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "развенчивать"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "razoblačatʹ",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "разоблачать"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "desacreditar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "ridiculizar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "hacer añicos"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "desbaratar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "hacer trizas"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "despedazar"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "destrozar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "desprestigiar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "desmentir"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
"word": "desengañar"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "rozvínčuvaty",
"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
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"sense": "to discredit or expose the falsehood of something",
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