disabuse

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ abuse.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪsəˈbjuːz/

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody).
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 140:

     If we had any hopes or illusions about the National Party before they came into office, we were disabused of them quickly.

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (Scotland) mar, spoil, misuse

Translations

Translations

French: détromper (fr),revenir de son erreur (fr) Dutch: ontdoen (nl), terugbrengen van een dwaling (nl),uit de droom helpen (nl)