disabuse
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.dis·abuse
transitive verb \ˌdis-ə-ˈbyüz\Definition of DISABUSE
: to free from error, fallacy, or misconception
Examples of DISABUSE
- <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
Rhymes with DISABUSE
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