disabuse
verb (used with object)
to free (a person) from deception or error.
disabusing
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present participleof disabuse.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Hence, "Succession" continues HBO's prestige drama tradition of disabusing fans of all the notions they invested in all season long.
From Salon ● May 29, 2023
For Mazel-Carlton, one of the groups’ most essential tenets is that there must be no disabusing anyone of a personal reality.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2022
"But people were so disappointed that I stopped disabusing them. Now, I think, 'who cares?'"
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2021
It seems to me that enlightenment means disabusing oneself of the notion that such a thing matters—at least to the degree that “society” says it does.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2021
Rhonda had led the pack in disabusing Citra of that delusion through eyeball rolls and exasperated exhales each time Citra took an imperfect step.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
