as in to undeceive
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes
let me disabuse you of your foolish notions
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Recent Examples of disabuse
To do this, the U.S. policymakers must first disabuse themselves of the notion that there can be a neat line drawn between what happens within Yemen and what happens in the Red Sea or the broader region, particularly in the Gulf.
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April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2025
Josh tried to disabuse her of the mistaken identity, but the woman wasn’t having it.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
But that warning has done little to disabuse Diet Coke lovers looking for their afternoon caffeine fix.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Those who felt that part one would have been better suited to a television series will find little to disabuse them of that notion in this installment, which intercuts among its disparate characters and story strands even more rapidly.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
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April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2025
Josh tried to disabuse her of the mistaken identity, but the woman wasn’t having it.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
But that warning has done little to disabuse Diet Coke lovers looking for their afternoon caffeine fix.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Those who felt that part one would have been better suited to a television series will find little to disabuse them of that notion in this installment, which intercuts among its disparate characters and story strands even more rapidly.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabuse
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Directed by Ron Howard, the thriller tells the real-life tale of what became known as the Galapagos Affair, wherein a group of eight Europeans, disillusioned by the onset of fascism and a looming world war, settled on the uninhabited island of Floreana in 1929.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Lydia Patrick/Lydia Patrick Kajal, 29, and Cameron, 26, are also disillusioned with dating apps, which led them to try the pods.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Bain Capital is looking to offload its holding in Canada Goose, the people said, with Goldman Sachs advising on the sale.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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When making the switch to a plant-forward diet, Moon advised easing into it with small changes such as adding leafy greens to smoothies, using tofu in a grain bowl, and substituting animal fats for olive oil.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
27 Aug. 2025
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The cause of the accident was not immediately known, although the car appeared to have derailed, which a source from the Lisbon Firefighters Regiment told local media may have been caused by a loose cable leading to brake failure.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Figma added four new AI-native tools to its platform this quarter and told investors on the call to expect significant investments in AI going forward.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Sep. 2025
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The industry’s changing priorities and shaky quality assurance have left her disenchanted by the business.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
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The neatness of the suitcase this girl is packing is really disenchanting me to her rom-com-protagonist likability.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
1 Aug. 2025
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