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disabuse
[ dis-uh-byooz ]
verb (used with object)
- to free (a person) from deception or error.
disabuse
/ ˌɪəˈː /
verb
- trusually foll byof to rid (oneself, another person, etc) of a mistaken or misguided idea; set right
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈܲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱a·ܲa noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
“This time of year traditionally has not been fire season but now, we disabuse any notion that there is a season, it’s year-round in the state of California,” he said on social media.
Behind the scenes, his producers eagerly exploited the grimmest episodes of vulnerable people’s lives, never disabusing them of the false assumption that appearing on “Springer” would somehow help them.
I didn’t want them to be disabused of that.
And while race and class aren’t explicitly addressed, it’s impossible not to view our protagonist’s actions through a ready-made privilege that Eastwood doesn’t disabuse us of pondering.
Answering hard questions runs the risk of disabusing some voters of who they think or hope she is.
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