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—undeceivable, adj. —undeceiver, n./un'di seev"/, v.t., undeceived, undeceiving.to free from deception, fallacy, or mistake.[1590-1600; UN-2 + DECEIVE]
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Undeceive — Un de*ceive , v. t. [1st pref. un + deceive.] To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undeceive — index debunk, disabuse, inform (notify), reveal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
undeceive — [un΄dē sēv′] vt. undeceived, undeceiving to cause to be no longer deceived, mistaken, or misled … English World dictionary
undeceive — transitive verb Date: 1598 to free from deception, illusion, or error … New Collegiate Dictionary
undeceive — verb To free from misconception, deception or error … Wiktionary
undeceive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disabuse, disillusion, correct. See information. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disillusion, disabuse, set right, inform; see correct 1 … English dictionary for students
undeceive — v. make someone aware of a deception or error … English contemporary dictionary
undeceive — verb tell (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken … English new terms dictionary
undeceive — v. a. Set right, correct, open the eyes of, disabuse, free from mistake, disengage from fallacy … New dictionary of synonyms
undeceive — verb (T) formal to tell someone what the real facts are when they have previously believed something that was untrue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
