as in to undeceive
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes
let me disabuse you of your foolish notions
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Recent Examples of disabuse
For starters, we should be disabused of the canard that an incumbent president would be handcuffed in discharging constitutional duties if subject to prosecution.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
The unequal distribution of the 2015 nuclear deal’s benefits, alongside the growth of poverty after the imposition of new sanctions, served to disabuse the lower strata of Iranian society of any notion that diplomacy and engagement would remedy their economic pain.
—Hadi Kahalzadeh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2021
But her first few studies quickly disabused her of this notion.
—science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
The Menendez Brothers completely disabuses the viewer of that notion.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
The unequal distribution of the 2015 nuclear deal’s benefits, alongside the growth of poverty after the imposition of new sanctions, served to disabuse the lower strata of Iranian society of any notion that diplomacy and engagement would remedy their economic pain.
—Hadi Kahalzadeh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2021
But her first few studies quickly disabused her of this notion.
—science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
The Menendez Brothers completely disabuses the viewer of that notion.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabuse
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Many investors have become disillusioned with TIPS due to their significant decline in 2022, when inflation reached levels not seen since the early 1980s.—
Alex Shahidi,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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These leaders pose a significant risk, disillusion us the most, and undercut the argument that character is essential to success.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In his seven years at the firm, Carr litigated appeals of FCC orders and advised clients on how to gain FCC approval.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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In March, the FDA—advised by VRBPAC—finalizes which strains American vaccine makers will include.—
Richard Hughes IV,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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Marvel Studios‘ clever live five-hour-plus announcement of the cast of Avengers: Doomsday was their biggest livestream, bigger than any premiere red carpet, pulling in 275M digital views we’re told and 3.1M social mentions.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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The federation sources also deny that any manipulation took place — telling The Athletic that the documents published by El Mundo are just some of many different drafts compiled during the process of compiling the World Cup bid book.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Second, a constituency for a reformation has emerged in major cities, consisting of people disenchanted with Islamist rule (as in Cairo and Tehran) or attracted by Western norms (as in London and New York).—
Ayaan Hirsi Ali,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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The huge shift in such a short time suggests that some swing voters are already disenchanted with Trump.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Disabuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabuse. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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