DISABUSE

disabuse

(verb) free somebody (from an erroneous belief)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

disabuse (third-person singular simple present disabuses, present participle disabusing, simple past and past participle disabused)

(transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody).

Synonyms

• undeceive

Anagrams

• subideas

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`a*buse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disabused; p. pr. & vb. n. Disabusing.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + abuse; cf. F. désabuser.]

Definition: To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right. To undeceive and disabuse the people. South. If men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse themselves or artifice, hypocrisy, and superstition, they will consider this event as an era in their history. J. Adams.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins