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