disabuse

dis·abuse

verb \ˌdis-ə-ˈbyüz\

Definition of DISABUSE

transitive verb

: to free from error, fallacy, or misconception

Examples of DISABUSE

1. <let me disabuse you of your foolish notions about married life>

Origin of DISABUSE

French désabuser, from dés- dis- + abuser to abuse

First Known Use: circa 1611

Related to DISABUSE

Synonyms: disillusion, disenchant, undeceive

Related Words: sophisticate; advise, apprise, clue (in), fill in, wise (up); debunk, expose, refute, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask; disclose, divulge, spill, tell, unveil

Near Antonyms: beguile, bluff, cozen, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, kid, misguide, misinform, mislead, misrepresent, snow, take in, trick

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Rhymes with DISABUSE

Betelgeuse, circumfuse, interfuse, Newport News, p's and q's, Santa Cruz, Syracuse, Veracruz, widow's cruse