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disabuse
disabuseto free a person from deception, error, or misconception: I want to disabuse you of your opinion of the gentleman.
Not to be confused with:abuse – mishandle; misapply; pervert; revile, malign; mistreat: The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.dis·a·buse D0248300 (dĭs′ə-byo͞oz′)tr.v. dis·a·bused, dis·a·bus·ing, dis·a·bus·es To free from a falsehood or misconception: "It's up to you whether you want to disabuse your students of their fantasy that A's are guaranteed" (Rachel Kadish).
[French désabuser : dés-, dis- + abuser, to delude (from Old French, to misuse; see abuse).]disabuse (ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz) vb (usually foll by: of) to rid (oneself, another person, etc) of a mistaken or misguided idea; set right ˌdisaˈbusal ndis•a•buse (ˌdɪs əˈbyuz)
v.t. -bused, -bus•ing. to free from deception or error. [1605–15; < French désabuser] dis`a•bus′al, n. disabuse
Past participle: disabused
Gerund: disabusing
| Imperative |
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| disabuse | | disabuse |
| Present |
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| I disabuse | | you disabuse | | he/she/it disabuses | | we disabuse | | you disabuse | | they disabuse |
| Preterite |
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| I disabused | | you disabused | | he/she/it disabused | | we disabused | | you disabused | | they disabused |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am disabusing | | you are disabusing | | he/she/it is disabusing | | we are disabusing | | you are disabusing | | they are disabusing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have disabused | | you have disabused | | he/she/it has disabused | | we have disabused | | you have disabused | | they have disabused |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was disabusing | | you were disabusing | | he/she/it was disabusing | | we were disabusing | | you were disabusing | | they were disabusing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had disabused | | you had disabused | | he/she/it had disabused | | we had disabused | | you had disabused | | they had disabused |
| Future |
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| I will disabuse | | you will disabuse | | he/she/it will disabuse | | we will disabuse | | you will disabuse | | they will disabuse |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have disabused | | you will have disabused | | he/she/it will have disabused | | we will have disabused | | you will have disabused | | they will have disabused |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be disabusing | | you will be disabusing | | he/she/it will be disabusing | | we will be disabusing | | you will be disabusing | | they will be disabusing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been disabusing | | you have been disabusing | | he/she/it has been disabusing | | we have been disabusing | | you have been disabusing | | they have been disabusing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been disabusing | | you will have been disabusing | | he/she/it will have been disabusing | | we will have been disabusing | | you will have been disabusing | | they will have been disabusing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been disabusing | | you had been disabusing | | he/she/it had been disabusing | | we had been disabusing | | you had been disabusing | | they had been disabusing |
| Conditional |
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| I would disabuse | | you would disabuse | | he/she/it would disabuse | | we would disabuse | | you would disabuse | | they would disabuse |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have disabused | | you would have disabused | | he/she/it would have disabused | | we would have disabused | | you would have disabused | | they would have disabused |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | disabuse - free somebody (from an erroneous belief)inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" |
disabuseverb (usually in collocate 'disabuse someone of an idea or notion') enlighten, correct, set right, open the eyes of, set straight, shatter (someone's) illusions, free from error, undeceive I did not disabuse them of this notionTranslationschiariredisilluderedisingannaremettere in chiarotogliere ogni illusionedisabuse
disabuse (someone or oneself) of (something)To stop someone or oneself from continuing to believe something that is false. After being so ill, I had to disabuse myself of the notion that work is more important than my health.See also: disabuse, ofdisabuse someone of somethingto rid someone of an incorrect idea. Please allow me to disabuse you of that assumption. Please disabuse yourself of the notion that you are perfect.See also: disabuse, ofdisabuse
Related to disabuse: fetter, misapprehend, transgress, transmuteSynonyms for disabuseverb enlightenSynonyms- enlighten
- correct
- set right
- open the eyes of
- set straight
- shatter (someone's) illusions
- free from error
- undeceive
Words related to disabuseverb free somebody (from an erroneous belief)Related Words |