debunk

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: de=bunk

OXFORD DICTIONARY

debunk, v.tr. colloq.
1 show the good reputation or aspirations of (a person, institution, etc.) to be spurious.
2 expose the falseness of (a claim etc.).

Derivative

debunker n.

THESAURUS

debunk

awaken, break the spell, burst the bubble, correct, disabuse, disappoint, discover, disenchant, disillude, disillusion, disillusionize, enlighten, expose, let down easy, let in on, prick the bubble, put straight, set right, set straight, show up, tell the truth, unblindfold, uncharm, uncloak, undeceive, undress, unmask, unshroud, unspell, wake up