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undeceive

verb

ˌən-di-ˈsēv How to pronounce undeceive (audio)
Definition of undeceivenext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeceive
  1. disabuse
  2. disillusion
  3. disenchant
Verb
  • If anything, the industry needs to disabuse itself of the notion that simply meeting guests’ expectations is a failure and embrace the value of reasonable hospitality.
    — Adam Reiner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Monday’s slightly shorter ride to Guthrie Center packed in 3,572 feet, the most climbing of the week and enough to disabuse anyone still clinging to the fiction that Iowa is flat.
    — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 25 July 2026
Definition of disabuse
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  • Feldstein told me that his time in prison was disillusioning.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But the reality of what the fund has become has left those same leaders disillusioned, Daniel Payne reports.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of disillusion
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  • Citizens on both sides of the aisle have become increasingly disenchanted with billionaires spending record sums to influence elections and policy while increasing their own net worths and driving up the cost of living for everyone else.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This year, Kansas voters disenchanted with the major-party candidates won’t have the option of casting a protest vote.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of disenchant
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“Undeceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeceive. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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