disillusionize
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- disillusionist noun
- disillusionizer noun
Etymology
Origin of disillusionize
First recorded in 1860–65; disillusion + -ize
Example Sentences
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We tend, I think, to look upon the advice that we give to young people as something that shall disillusionize them.
From Craftsmanship in Teaching by Bagley, William Chandler
Sorry to disillusionize you, but it is so.
From The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling by Bierce, Ambrose
She pictured Martha's shocked surprise at the very idea of staying in bed just for the fun of it, but she did not disillusionize Phyllis.
From Phyllis A Twin by Whitehill, Dorothy
At any rate, he would have been unspeakably cruel to disillusionize her.
From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
If he was sincere––and the longer she talked with him, the more convinced she was that this was the case––then she did not wish to disillusionize him.
From The Wall Street Girl by Wolfe, George Ellis
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