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undeceive
[ uhn-di-seev ]
verb (used with object)
- to free from deception, fallacy, or mistake.
undeceive
/ ˌʌndɪˈsiːv /
verb
- tr to reveal the truth to (someone previously misled or deceived); enlighten
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Derived Forms
- ˌundeˈceiver, noun
- ˌundeˈceivable, adjective
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Other Words From
- unde·ceiva·ble adjective
- unde·ceiver noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of undeceive1
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Example Sentences
It was directed to Mr. Carr, and said as plainly as look could say, "Don't undeceive her; keep up the delusion."
Let me undeceive those who think thus, and let them go on reading, if nothing but such a fear hinders them.
She thought it was some mercantile speculation which led me from home, and, as you may believe, I did not undeceive her.
Experience has often convinced me that the most useless of enterprises is to seek to undeceive a prejudiced mind.
Miss Elton believed her guilty; she would not undeceive her.
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