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- [dis-uh-byooz]
- /ˌdɪs əˈbyuz/
- /ˌdɪs.əˈbjuːz/
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- [dis-uh-byooz]
- /ˌdɪs əˈbyuz/
Definitions of disabuse word
- verb with object disabuse to free (a person) from deception or error. 1
- noun disabuse Persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken. 1
- transitive verb disabuse disillusion, enlighten 1
- verb disabuse If you disabuse someone of something, you tell them or persuade them that what they believe is in fact untrue. 0
- verb disabuse to rid (oneself, another person, etc) of a mistaken or misguided idea; set right 0
- verb transitive disabuse to rid of false ideas 0
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Origin of disabuse
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
From the French word désabuser, dating back to 1605-15. See dis-1, abuse
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Parts of speech for Disabuse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disabuse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disabuse
verb disabuse
- debunk — If you debunk a widely held belief, you show that it is false. If you debunk something that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is.
- disillusion — to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
- rectify — to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- rid — to sit on and manage (a horse, bicycle, etc.) so as to be carried along.
Antonyms for disabuse
verb disabuse
- restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
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