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Disabuse
see synonyms of disabuseVerb
1. disabuse
free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
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Disabuse
see synonyms of disabuseverb
(transitive; usually foll by of)
to rid (oneself, another person, etc) of a mistaken or misguided idea; set right
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Disabuse
see synonyms of disabuse verb transitiveWord forms: ˌdisaˈbused or ˌdisaˈbusing
to rid of false ideas
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Disabuse
see synonyms of disabusetr.v. dis·a·bused, dis·a·bus·ing, dis·a·bus·es
To free from a falsehood or misconception: "It's up to you whether you want to disabuse your students of their fantasy that A's are guaranteed" (Rachel Kadish).
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