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disabuse

[dis-uh-byooz] / ˌdɪs əˈbyuz /


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But two developments last week should quickly disabuse you of that notion.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

The President may have to disabuse them of that impression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

We have to disabuse ourselves of that idea.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

The movie’s Australian-born director, Justin Kurzel, has long had a thing for bleakness, and his new movie won’t disabuse you of that characterization.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

We do not disabuse them; we know that food is as important as ammunition and only for that reason must be brought up.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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