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undeceive

[uhn-di-seev]

verb (used with object), -ceived, -ceiv·ing.

to free from deception, fallacy, or mistake.

Origin:
1590–1600; un-² + deceive

Related forms

un·de·ceiv·a·ble, adjective

un·de·ceiv·er, noun

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undeceive (ˌʌndɪˈsiːv)

—vb
	(tr) to reveal the truth to (someone previously misled or deceived); enlighten

unde'ceivable

—*adj*

unde'ceiver

—n

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