undeceive

verb

ˌən-di-ˈsēv How to pronounce undeceive (audio)
Definition of undeceivenext
as in to disabuse
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes promptly undeceived the young woman about the sincerity of the man's intentions

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  1. disabuse
  2. disillusion
  3. disenchant
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  • This did nothing to disabuse fans and media of the notion that its executive team is shadowy.
    James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • For true believers in the cult of social justice, even Mangum’s confession will not disabuse them of their belief that those who are born into the wrong identities are the illegitimate beneficiaries of generational theft.
    The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of disabuse
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  • Carter, who won the presidency promising good government and honest talk for an electorate disillusioned by the Vietnam War and Watergate, signed significant legislation and negotiated a landmark peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.
    Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The classic strategy of scaling up left Hobson disillusioned.
    Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of disillusion
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  • For fans disenchanted with baseball's typically slow-moving free-agent market, November has offered a nice change of pace.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The failures of the January transfer window, when O’Neil was confident of adding a striker to his squad, only to discover in the final days of the window that Wolves would not sanction any of the deals on the table, left the former Bournemouth boss disenchanted with life at Molineux.
    Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of disenchant
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