Degunked vs Debunked - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between degunked and debunked

is that degunked is (degunk) while debunked is (debunk).

(head)

(degunk)

(informal) To remove gunk from.

(head)

(debunk)

(en verb)

To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something

Sailing round the world debunked the theory that the earth was flat.

Debunking the myth of the American West.

That bullshit has already been debunked .

A myth that has long been debunked .

The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.