dis·a·buse

[dis-uh-byooz]
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

dis·a·bus·al, noun
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disabuse (ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (usually foll by of)
to rid (oneself, another person, etc) of a mistaken or misguided idea; set right
 
disa'busal
 
n

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disabuse
1610s, from dis- + abuse. Related: Disabused.
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Example sentences
No one in my family could disabuse me of that belief.
Disabuse yourself especially of the belief that any grace or flow of style can
  come from writing rapidly.
If you ever have the tendency to think that the camera makes the photographer,
  he will quickly disabuse you of that notion.
And he left her to her regrets, for she dared not disabuse him.
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