disabuse

His experience with Household Finance had disabused him of any hope that the government would intercede to prevent rich corporations from doing bad things to poor people.

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.