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disabuse
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disabuse
(verb)
disabuse
/ˌdɪsə
ˈ
bjuːz/
verb
disabuses
;
disabused
;
disabusing
disabuse
/ˌdɪsə
ˈ
bjuːz/
verb
disabuses
;
disabused
;
disabusing
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISABUSE
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to show or convince (someone) that a belief is incorrect
—
+
of
He offered to
disabuse
us
of
what he called our “cherished myths.”
Anyone expecting a romantic story will be quickly
disabused of
that notion by the opening chapter.
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