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Meanings of debunk in English

Portuguese
desacreditar

Expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas.

desacreditar
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Examples for "expose"
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European banking stress test next year will expose Ireland to further risks.
Reuters
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A second impeachment inquiry could further expose divisions within the Democratic Party.
Reuters
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And that's just going to expose us to a whole new market.
Radio NZ
4
The missions might also expose the agency to political and media criticism.
Ghost wars
5
They are going to expose the abuse; it's for their own sake.
Ebony
Usage of debunk in English
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The research could debunk firefighting science that's been widely accepted for decades.
Radio NZ
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But it has taken decades to debunk some myths about the disaster.
BBC
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Furthermore, the app was created solely to debunk COVID-19 related fake news.
The South African
4
If true, it would debunk a key allegation of the case.
Wired
5
The research could even debunk firefighting science that's been widely accepted for decades.
Radio NZ
6
If they don't exist, it's irresponsible to not debunk this story.
Tears of a clown: glenn beck and the tea bagging of america
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It's also important to debunk some myths about what retirement represents.
Ebony
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But there were things that happened at Loftus that we just couldn't debunk.
Independent.ie
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Elsewhere, lectures explore the Hello Kitty universe and debunk certain myths.
The Guardian
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We spoke to three experts to debunk some of the most popular myths.
The Guardian
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It was designed to debunk what is seen as a myth.
The Guardian
12
I've always had an interest in the supernatural stuff-I like to debunk it.
Summer of Night
13
It was heartbreaking, having to debunk one misguided myth after another.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
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And we debunk one of the biggest myths in the movies.
The Guardian
15
We asked an expert from the Cancer Council to debunk common cancer myths.
News.com.au
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Their position is based on myths that recent history and the new report debunk.
Wired
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Debunk through the time