disabuse

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Pronunciation

• (British, GA) IPA: /dɪsəˈbjuːz/

Verb

disabuse (disabuses, present participle disabusing; past and past participle disabused)

1. (transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody).
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 140:

     If we had any hopes or illusions about the National Party before they came into office, we were disabused of them quickly.

Synonyms

• undeceive

Translations

• French: détromper, revenir de son erreur
• Spanish: desengañar

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