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disenchant

[ dis-en-chant, -chahnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion:
The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.

disenchant

/ ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt /

tr; when passive, foll by with or by to make disappointed or disillusioned
she is disenchanted with the marriage

1580–90; < Middle French desenchanter, equivalent to des- dis- ¹ + enchanter to enchant

They do it because they want to make their deaths meaningful, or because they’re disenchanted with the traditional death industry.

It was assuming a great deal to tell a woman that he saw through her plot to disenchant him with a rival.

"And it took a greater magnum bonum, a maximum bonum, to disenchant us," said Armine.

But all the banqueting and largess did not disenchant the ominous mansion.

This would be enough to disenchant any young gentleman fresh from his compendiums of philosophy.

The old woman takes kindly to my persecution; they enchant Dulcinea, and whip me in order to disenchant her.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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