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disabuse
to free someone from a mistaken belief
Synonyms
- correct
- enlighten
- undeceive
Antonyms
- mislead
- deceive
- delude
disabuse in a sentence
The evidence quickly disabused investigators of their original theory.
The guide disabused us of the notion that the climb would be easy.
Where it comes from
From French désabuser, meaning 'to free from deception.'
Memory hook
DIS-ABUSE means 'remove the misuse': disabuse someone by removing a false idea.
Read it in context
- The Season of Reckoning History