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disabuse
[
dis-
uh
-
byooz
]
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Origin
dis·a·buse
/
ˌdɪs
əˈbyuz
/
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[
dis-
uh
-
byooz
]
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verb (used with object),
dis·a·bused,
dis·a·bus·ing.
to free (a person) from deception or
error
.
Origin:
1605–15;
<
French
désabuser.
See
dis-
1
,
abuse
Related forms
dis·a·bus·al,
noun
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But a look at history should
disabuse
investors of that notion.
There is always, of course, something waiting for me mere moments into the day's ride to
disabuse
me of that vision.
It is the function of elders to
disabuse
the children of their foolishness, while showing them the riches of the better choices.
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But a look at history should
disabuse
investors of that notion.
There is always, of course, something waiting for me mere moments into the day's ride to
disabuse
me of that vision.
It is the function of elders to
disabuse
the children of their foolishness, while showing them the riches of the better choices.
Let s
disabuse
our mind of the authorities and listen once in the while to the crackpots.
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World English Dictionary
disabuse
(ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz)
—
vb
(usually foll by
of
)
to rid (oneself, another person, etc) of a mistaken or misguided idea; set right
disa'busal
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
disabuse
1610s, from
dis-
+
abuse
. Related: Disabused.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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