"debunk" meaning in All languages combined

See debunk on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈbʌŋk/ [US], /diːˈbʌŋk/ [UK] Audio: en-au-debunk.ogg [Australia] Forms: debunk [canonical], debunks [third-person, singular], debunked [past], debunked [past, participle], debunking [present, participle]
enPR: dĭ-bŭngkʹ [US] Etymology: de- + bunk Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|de|bunk}} de- + bunk Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you debunk something, you prove it to be false.
    Sense id: simple-debunk-en-verb-LNC0QhKc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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