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disabuse
Definitions
1
verb
To
free
someone
from
a
misconception
or
error
in
thinking
.
She
hoped
to
disabuse
him
of
the
notion
that
money
could
buy
happiness
.
The
teacher
worked
hard
to
disabuse
students
of
the
myth
that
history
is
boring
.
He
tried
to
disabuse
his
friend
of
the
belief
that
success
comes
without
effort
.
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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 17th century.