1‘he debunked the myth that savants rely on photographic memories’
SYNONYMS
explode, deflate, puncture, quash, knock the bottom out of, drive a coach and horses through, expose, show in its true light, discredit, disprove, contradict, controvert, confute, invalidate, negate, give the lie to, prove to be false, challenge, call into question
informal shoot full of holes, shoot down in flames, blow sky-high
ANTONYMS
confirm
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