disabuse
11disabuse — [ˌdɪsə bju:z] verb (usu. disabuse someone of) persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken …
12disabuse — verb (T) formal to persuade someone that what they believe is untrue (+ of): I never did anything to disabuse him of that idea …
13disabuse — verb it isn t easy to disabuse people of something they ve been taught to believe in Syn: disillusion about, undeceive about, set straight on/about, open someone s eyes about, correct on, enlighten on/about, disenchant about, shatter someone s… …
14disabuse someone of — persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken. → disabuse …
15disabuse — transitive verb Etymology: French désabuser, from dés dis + abuser to abuse Date: circa 1611 to free from error, fallacy, or misconception …
16disabuse — disabusal, n. /dis euh byoohz /, v.t., disabused, disabusing. to free (a person) from deception or error. [1605 15; < F désabuser. See DIS 1, ABUSE] * * * …
17disabuse — verb /dɪsəˈbjuːz/ To free (someone) a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody). If we had any hopes or illusions about the National Party before they came into office, we were disabused of them quickly …
18disabuse — Synonyms and related words: amend, awaken, break the spell, burst the bubble, conflict, contention, correct, debunk, difference, disaccord, disappoint, disenchant, disillude, disillusion, disillusionize, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity …
19disabuse — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. undeceive, clarify, inform, set straight; see correct 1 , disillusion …
20disabuse — dis|a|buse [ ,dısə bjuz ] verb transitive FORMAL to make someone realize that they were wrong to believe something …
