disabuse

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The Liberals believed they had until April 1st to pass the legislation, that none of the measures would take effect until then and all the while, the Conservatives have quietly said nothing publicly to disabuse parliament of that understanding.

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  1. transitive verb To free from a falsehood or misconception: I must disabuse you of your feelings of grandeur.

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  • Add two world wars with Germany, and Europe gets an additional bonus by having the US stationed in bases in Germany to disabuse them of any ideas of having another go at conquering the continent. —  LewRockwell.com
  • Infitah combined with billions in US aid were supposed to create prosperity A quick look at that country's economic performance since then, especially per capita national income and the GINI (measure of inequality) index, should disabuse anyone of the illusion. —  GlobalResearch.ca
  • My job, if I'm able to do it at all, is to disabuse them of the —  The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - Films and TV
  • She wants to disabuse both IDers and Darwinists of a false dichotomy between "natural causes" and a divine —  MercatorNet
  • Dan: Well, first I'd have to disabuse you of the notion that you were ever cool before. —  IGN DVD
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  1. French désabuser : dés-, dis- + abuser, to delude (from Old French, to misuse; see abuse).

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  1. from dis- privative +abuse, v.
 

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/dɪsəˈbjuz/
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