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disabuse
Definitions
1
verb
To
free
someone
from
a
misconception
or
error
in
thinking
.
She
tried
to
disabuse
him
of
the
notion
that
money
could
buy
happiness
.
The
teacher
disabused
the
students
of
the
myth
that
the
Earth
is
flat
.
He
was
quickly
disabused
of
his
belief
that
the
task
would
be
easy
.
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Word Origin
Language
French
Original word
désabuser
Word parts
dis (not) + abuse (to deceive)
Originally meant
to
free
from
deception
Background
The
word
'
disabuse'
comes
from
the
French
'
désabuser'
,
which
means
to
free
someone
from
a
false
belief
.
It
entered
English
in
the
late
17
th
century
.
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