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debunked

debunked is the simple past and past participle of debunk.

Meaning of debunk

Verb

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; to refute.
    • The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.

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Words formed from debunked

Questions about debunked

What is debunked the simple past and past participle of?
Debunked is the simple past and past participle of debunk.

Words near debunked in the dictionary

  1. debundled
  2. debundles
  3. debundling
  4. debunk
  5. debunkable
  6. debunked
  7. debunker
  8. debunkers
  9. debunking
  10. debunkings
  11. debunkment

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