disabuse

But he was quickly disabused of any hope that his prophesies of financial doom would sway opponents.

"It's definitely not disabusing these women of any thoughts they have about men and male behaviour."

Kirsh wants to quickly disabuse her and the other Lost Boys of that idea, given his experience of being sentient property and, perhaps, his experience of typically being the smartest one in the room.

His wife, he says, is happy to disabuse him of that notion.

In an odd way, I count myself lucky to be disabused so forcefully of any fantasies of material permanence while I’m still in the middle of my life.