disabuse
1disabuse — dis a*buse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disabusing}.] [Pref. dis + abuse; cf. F. d[ e]sabuser.] To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right; often used with of; as, to… …
2disabuse — I verb acquaint, admonish, advise, air, announce, apprise, awaken, brief, clear the mind, communicate, convey, correct, debunk, direct the attention to, disclose, disillusion, divulge, edify, educate, enlarge the mind, enlighten, eripere, expose …
3disabuse — 1610s, from DIS (Cf. dis ) + ABUSE (Cf. abuse). Related: Disabused; disabusing …
4disabuse — *rid, clear, unburden, purge Analogous words: *free, liberate, release: enlighten, *illuminate Contrasted words: mislead, delude, *deceive: *dupe, gull …
5disabuse — ► VERB ▪ persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken …
6disabuse — [dis΄ə byo͞oz′] vt. disabused, disabusing to rid of false ideas …
7disabuse — dis|a|buse [ˌdısəˈbju:z] v [T] formal [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: dis + ABUSE2 to deceive (15 18 centuries)] to persuade someone that what they believe is not true disabuse sb of sth ▪ I tried to disabuse him of that notion …
8disabuse — [[t]dɪ̱səbju͟ːz[/t]] disabuses, disabusing, disabused VERB If you disabuse someone of something, you tell them or persuade them that what they believe is in fact untrue. [FORMAL] [V n of n] Their view of country people was that they like to… …
9disabuse — UK [ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz] / US [ˌdɪsəˈbjuz] verb [transitive] Word forms disabuse : present tense I/you/we/they disabuse he/she/it disabuses present participle disabusing past tense disabused past participle disabused formal to make someone realize that… …
10disabuse — v. (D; tr.) to disabuse of * * * [ˌdɪsə bjuːz] (D;tr.) to disabuseof …
