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disabuse

[ dis-uh-byooz ]

verb (used with object)

disabused, disabusing.
  1. to free (a person) from deception or error.


disabuse

/ ˌɪəˈː /

verb

  1. trusually foll byof to rid (oneself, another person, etc) of a mistaken or misguided idea; set right
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈܲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱a·ܲa noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disabuse1

From the French word éܲ, dating back to 1605–15. See dis- 1, abuse
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“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.

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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.

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I didn’t want them to be disabused of that.

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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.

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Answering hard questions runs the risk of disabusing some voters of who they think or hope she is.

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