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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
disabuse
    v 1: free somebody (from an erroneous belief)

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
disabuse \dis`a*buse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disabused; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Disabusing.] [Pref. dis- + abuse; cf. F.
   d['e]sabuser.]
   To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from
   fallacy or deception; to set right; -- often used with of;
   as, to disabuse one of his illusions.
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         To undeceive and disabuse the people.    --South.
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         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.
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3. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)
DISABUSE, v.t.  The present your neighbor with another and better
error than the one which he has deemed it advantageous to embrace.


Thesaurus Results for disabuse:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
amend, awaken, break the spell, burst the bubble, conflict, contention, correct, debunk, difference, disaccord, disappoint, disenchant, disillude, disillusion, disillusionize, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, emend, enlighten, expose, free, illuminate, let down easy, let in on, liberate, prick the bubble, purge, put straight, rectify, redress, release, set right, set straight, show up, strife, tell the truth, unblindfold, uncharm, undeceive, unspell, wake up
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