disabuse
verb (used with object)
to free (a person) from deception or error.
has disabused
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present perfectof disabuse (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The pandemic has disabused us of the illusion of time as a limitless resource and of the false promise that the sacrifices we make for our careers are always worth it.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2021
Apple maps, for one, has disabused us of that notion, and with it the instant aura of future Apple products.
From Forbes ● Mar. 2, 2013
In short, Arabella, whom I just met, assured me that she has disabused Laura—that she had just put in her hands a letter from Cadwell— Olivia: A letter written by Cadwell to Arabella?
From The Lucky Man by Frank J. Morlock
