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Definition of disabuse verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

disabuse

verb
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they disabuse
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz/
he / she / it disabuses
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːzɪz/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːzɪz/
past simple disabused
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːzd/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːzd/
past participle disabused
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːzd/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːzd/
-ing form disabusing
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːzɪŋ/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈbjuːzɪŋ/
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  1. disabuse somebody (of something) to tell somebody that what they think is true is, in fact, not true
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