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Definition of disabuse verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

disabuse

verb

NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈbyuz//

disabuse somebody (of something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disabuse

he / she / it disabuses

past simple disabused

-ing form disabusing

to tell someone that what they think is true is, in fact, not true

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