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单词 disabuse
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disabuse

(dɪsəbjuːz)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disabuses, present participle disabusing, past tense, past participle disabused
verb
If you disabuse someone of something, you tell them or persuade them that what they believe is in fact untrue.
[formal]
They thought country people liked to please strangers. I did not disabuse them ofthis notion. [VERB noun + of]
Synonyms: enlighten, correct, set right, open the eyes of More Synonyms of disabuse

disabuse in British English

(ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz)
verb
(transitive; usually foll by of)
to rid (oneself, another person, etc) of a mistaken or misguided idea; set right
Derived forms
disabusal (ˌdisaˈbusal)
noun

disabuse in American English

(ˌdɪsəˈbjuz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌdisaˈbused or ˌdisaˈbusing
to rid of false ideas

Examples of 'disabuse' in a sentence
disabuse

But their leaders will disabuse them of the notion soon enough.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR (2002)
I don't want... to disabuse you, Alma- ' The long word stuck in her mouth for a second, rolled awkwardly, choking, off her tongue.
Gee, Maggie LOST CHILDREN (2002)
Goodness only knew how she was going to disabuse his mind of the erroneous assumption now clearly fixed in it.
Stephanie Laurens ON A WILD NIGHT (2002)
(verb) 
Definition
to rid (someone) of a mistaken idea
I did not disabuse them of this notion.
Synonyms
enlighten
correct
set right
open the eyes of
set straight
shatter (someone's) illusions
free from error
undeceive

Additional synonyms

in the sense of undeceive
Definition
to reveal the truth to someone previously misled or deceived
Synonyms
enlighten,
correct,
disillusion,
put (someone) right,
open (someone's) eyes (to),
disabuse,
set (someone) straight,
shatter (someone's) illusions,
be honest with

Nearby words of
disabuse

  • dirty
  • disability
  • disabled
  • disabuse
  • disadvantage
  • disadvantaged
  • disadvantageous

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