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dis·a·buse  (ds-byz)

tr.v. dis·a·bused, dis·a·bus·ing, dis·a·bus·es

To free from a falsehood or misconception: I must disabuse you of your feelings of grandeur.

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[French désabuser : dés-, dis- + abuser, to delude (from Old French, to misuse; see abuse).]

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disabuse [ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz]

vb

(tr; usually foll by of) to rid (oneself, another person, etc.) of a mistaken or misguided idea; set right

disabusal  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

disabuse - free somebody (from an erroneous belief) inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

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disabuse

verb (usually in collocate 'disabuse someone of an idea or notion') enlighten, correct, set right, open the eyes of, set straight, shatter (someone's) illusions, free from error, undeceive I did not disabuse them of this notion

Translations

disabuse [ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz] VT → desengañar (of de) I was rapidly disabused of this notion → pronto me desengañé de esta idea, pronto salí del error

disabuse [ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz] vt → détromper
to disabuse sb of sth → détromper qn de qch

disabuse

vt to disabuse somebody of something → jdn von etw befreien

disabuse [ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz] vt to disabuse sb (of sth) (frm) → disingannare qn (su qc)

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disabuse [ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz] vt to disabuse sb (of sth) (frm) → disingannare qn (su qc)