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disabuse

verb

/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz/

Meaning

To free someone from a false belief or misconception.

The teacher tried to disabuse the students of their misunderstanding.

correct, enlighten, rectify, debunk, refute

mislead, deceive, delude

disabuse someone, disabuse notion, disabuse belief

to sell at a lower price than a competitor; to weaken or undermine something

To bring people or things back together after being apart.

to laugh at someone or something in a cruel or mocking way

to surround a place with armed forces to capture it; to overwhelm with requests or attention

to happen or occur, usually of something that befalls someone

to come or go back to a place; to give back