Definition of Disabuse

to make aware of the truth

Examples of Disabuse in a sentence

If you wish to continue to believe that falsehood, I will not disabuse you by telling you the truth.  🔊

It is my job as a teacher to disabuse students of the notion they can be successful without an education.  🔊

Even though I know Jessica is telling her mother a lie, I will not disabuse my friend’s parent.  🔊

The minister did everything he could to disabuse his church members about false idols.  🔊

Although my mother tried, she could not disabuse me of my belief in Santa Claus when I was a kid.  🔊

The doctor went out of his way to disabuse his patients about medical myths.  🔊

Because my cousin is an environmental activist, she tries to disabuse people of the idea that wasting water does not matter.  🔊

A review of the past will disabuse any government which believes there are benefits to starting a war.  🔊

If you believe you can break the law in this town, the police will soon disabuse you of that idea.  🔊

You can disabuse yourself of the notion that politicians care about the needs of voters.  🔊

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