disabuse

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Verb disabuse has 1 sense

disabuse - free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
--₁ is one way to inform
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody of something

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Disabuse

Description:

Disabuse is a verb that means to free someone from a belief or misconception they hold. It involves correcting a false idea or notion that someone has formed.

Senses and Usages:

Sense 1: To correct someone's mistaken belief.
Example Sentence: I had to disabuse my friend of the notion that all snakes are venomous.
Sense 2: To rid oneself or others of false impressions or prejudices.
Example Sentence: He tried to disabuse the committee members of their preconceived notions about the project's feasibility.
Sense 3: To show or demonstrate the incorrectness of a belief.
Example Sentence: The scientific study aimed to disabuse the public of the myth that eating carrots improves night vision.

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