disabuse
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz
/verb [with object]
Persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken: he quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions...
- Two days after our return to Trinidad, a triumphant call disabused me of any idea of his suffering.
- If Wright had aspirations to fight in one of the war's main theaters after enlisting with the Sixth Iowa Cavalry Regiment, he was quickly disabused of the idea.
- Of course, once I started doing the job I was quickly disabused of any romantic ideas I had about it.
Synonyms
disillusion, undeceive, correct, set right/straight, open the eyes of, enlighten, reveal the truth to, wake up, disenchant, shatter the illusions of, make sadder and wiser