disabuse Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dis`a*buse" transitive verb

Etymology

Pref. dis- + abuse; cf. F. désabuser.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Disabused ; present participle & verbal noun Disabusing

Definitions

1. To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right.

   To undeceive and disabuse the people. South.

   If men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse themselves or artifice, hypocrisy, and superstition, they will consider this event as an era in their history. J. Adams.