as in to disabuse
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes
promptly undeceived the young woman about the sincerity of the man's intentions
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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 -
Doing so would disabuse Iranian officials of any notion that Biden officials’ past criticism of Trump’s maximum pressure approach means that sanctions will simply be permitted to weaken or lapse in the absence of a deal.—
Michael Singh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2021
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On Tuesday, a report from The Athletic, citing an unmanned NFL team executive, highlighted decisions Sanders made that could have contributed to some teams becoming disillusioned with the former Colorado quarterback leading up to the NFL Draft.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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While Trump in many ways embodies the political establishment today, Zoomers were particularly disillusioned with Joe Biden's unwillingness to step aside and with his job performance, and many, particularly young men, seemed willing to give Trump another chance.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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By the time Moynihan’s second paper came out, many white liberals, distracted by the war in Vietnam and disenchanted by Black militancy, had given up on the crusade for civil rights.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Sylvester was already disenchanted with the growing inequality in the valley and the environmental cost of all the energy needed to power crypto, AI and data centers.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Undeceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeceive. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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