disillusionize

[ dis-i-loo-zhuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object),dis·il·lu·sion·ized, dis·il·lu·sion·iz·ing.

to disillusion.

Origin of disillusionize

¹

First recorded in 1860–65; disillusion + -ize

Also especially British, dis·il·lu·sion·ise .

Other words from disillusionize

dis·il·lu·sion·iz·er, dis·il·lu·sion·ist, noun

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How to use disillusionize in a sentence

For him tameness was the great disillusionizer; his undefined ideal was a woman who must be won anew every day.
V. V.'s Eyes | Henry Sydnor Harrison

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