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Disabuse

Definition

(formal) To free someone from a mistaken or misguided idea, opinion, or impression; to correct or disillusion someone. Typically collocates with 'of the notion', 'of the idea', 'of the belief'.

Example Sentences

1The documentary aimed to disabuse viewers of the notion that climate change is a distant threat.
2It is essential to disabuse ourselves of the idea that technology alone can solve complex social problems.
3The professor sought to disabuse her students of the misconception that all great art is created by tortured souls.
4Do not be disabused of the notion that your vote matters; every democratic participation counts.
5Historians have worked to disabuse the public of the myth that the ancient civilization was a utopian society.

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