disabuse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

dis- +‎ abuse

[edit] Verb

to disabuse (third-person singular simple present disabuses, present participle disabusing, simple past and past participle disabused)

1. (transitive) to free [someone] from a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by [somebody]

   It won't take them long to disabuse the newcomer of any notions of superiority.

[edit] Usage notes

Usually used in the format of “disabuse somebody of something”.

[edit] Translations

• French: détromper fr(fr)