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What does debunk mean?

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  1. (transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.
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This attempts to debunk a few myths, correct a few inaccuracies and enlighten us as to certain events that were omitted from the original book.
Let us begin with the first type of thrust, i.e., attempts to debunk the epistemic authority of science.
This remains a balanced view which answers the many scurrilous attacks by academics and popular writers out to debunk.
The folks there debunk and fact-check articles and speeches by prominent politicos and commentators from all corners of the political spectrum.
It is disheartening for a veracious researcher to debunk this Caspian megalomania.
If anything, the Oscar nominations debunk the idea that this was a great year for women.

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