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1 entmystifizieren
v/t take the mystique out of, demystify, debunk umg.* * *to demystify* * *ent|mys|ti|fi|zie|ren [ɛntmʏstifi'ziːrən] ptp entmystifiziertvtto demystify, to take the mystique out of, to debunk* * ** * *v.to demystify v. -
2 entlarven
I v/t unmask, expose* * *to debunk; to unmask* * *ent|lạr|ven [ɛnt'larfn] ptp entla\#rvtvt (fig)Spion, Dieb etc to unmask, to expose; Pläne, Betrug etc to uncover, to exposesich entlarven — to reveal one's true colours (Brit) or colors (US) or character
sich als Schuft etc entlarven — to reveal or show oneself to be a scoundrel etc
* * *(to make obvious: This light shows up the places where I've mended this coat.) show up* * *ent·lar·ven *[ɛntˈlarfn̩]vt (enttarnen)▪ jdn/etw [als etw] \entlarven Dieb, Spion to expose [or unmask] sb/sth [as sth]das verlockende Angebot wurde als Falle entlarvt the tempting offer was revealed to be a trapsie entlarvte sich als Lügnerin she showed herself to be a liar* * *transitives Verb expose* * *A. v/t unmask, exposeB. v/r:sich entlarven als turn out ( oder prove) to be* * *transitives Verb expose* * *v.to debunk v.to unmask v. -
3 entromantisieren
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4 den Nimbus nehmen
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5 als falsch entlarven
См. также в других словарях:
Debunk — Жанры альтернативный рок, метал Годы 2008 наши дни Страна … Википедия
debunk — I verb cast doubt upon, decry, deflate, derogate, detract, disabuse, disdain, disenchant, disillusion, disparage, expose, puncture, set right, undeceive II index disabuse, disapprove (reject), disgrace … Law dictionary
debunk — 1923, from DE (Cf. de ) + BUNK (Cf. bunk) (2); first used by U.S. novelist William Woodward (1874 1950), the notion being to take the bunk out of things … Etymology dictionary
debunk — [v] disprove, ridicule cut down to size*, deflate, demystify, discover, disparage, expose, lampoon, mock, puncture, show up*, uncloak, unmask, unshroud; concepts 49,60 Ant. prove, uphold … New thesaurus
debunk — ► VERB 1) discredit (a widely held opinion). 2) reduce the inflated reputation of. DERIVATIVES debunker noun … English terms dictionary
debunk — ☆ debunk [dē buŋk′ ] vt. [ DE + BUNK2] to expose the false or exaggerated claims, pretensions, glamour, etc. of … English World dictionary
debunk — [[t]di͟ːbʌ̱ŋk[/t]] debunks, debunking, debunked VERB If you debunk a widely held belief, you show that it is false. If you debunk something that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is. [V n] Historian Michael… … English dictionary
debunk — UK [diːˈbʌŋk] / US [dɪˈbʌŋk] verb [transitive] Word forms debunk : present tense I/you/we/they debunk he/she/it debunks present participle debunking past tense debunked past participle debunked to prove that something such as an idea or belief is … English dictionary
debunk — /diˈbʌŋk / (say dee bungk) verb (t) 1. to strip of false sentiment, etc.; make fun of, especially by parody: *Their aim, as they later said, was to debunk the literary movement … which was exemplified in the works of Dylan Thomas, Henry Treece… …
debunk — transitive verb Date: 1923 to expose the sham or falseness of < debunk a legend > • debunker noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
debunk — debunker, n. /di bungk /, v.t. to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated: to debunk advertising slogans. [1920 25, Amer.; DE + BUNK2] Syn. disparage, ridicule, lampoon. * * * … Universalium
