In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DISILLUSIONIZE
Etymology
Verb
disillusionize (third-person singular simple present disillusionizes, present participle disillusionizing, simple past and past participle disillusionized)
(transitive) To disillusion, disabuse, free from illusion.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`il*lu"sion*ize, v. t.
Definition: To disenchant; to free from illusion. "The bitter disillusionizing experience of postnuptial life." W. Black.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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