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to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes
  • let me disabuse you of your foolish notions

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“Disabuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabuse. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.

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