Associations to the word «Disabuse»

Wiktionary

DISABUSE, verb. (transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody).

Dictionary definition

DISABUSE, verb. Free somebody (from an erroneous belief).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats