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A week of living off the land will disabuse idealists of the idea that it is some kind of Garden of Eden.disabuse = convince (someone) that an idea previously believed is not correct
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I disabused her of her sense of superiority.disabused = convinced (someone) that an idea previously believed was not correct
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IF WE HAD ANY HOPES or illusions about the National Party before they came into office, we were disabused of them quickly. (source)
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Coward that I am, I cannot force myself to disabuse him of this belief Tonight after a fine dinner which included... (source)disabuse = convince (someone) that an idea previously believed is not correct
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No one could live long in Berlin without being completely disabused of illusions. (source)disabused = convinced (someone) that an idea previously believed was not correct
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And now look again, and see what will naturally follow if the prisoners are released and disabused of their error. (source)
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She assumed I was a student at the university; I didn't disabuse her.† (source)disabuse = convince (someone) that an idea previously believed is not correct
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Although I had already been disabused of the truth of a good many scientifically established beliefs about wolves by my own recent experiences, I could hardly believe that the all-powerful and intelligent wolf would limit his predation on the caribou herds to culling the sick and the infirm when he could, presumably, take his choice of the fattest and most succulent individuals.† (source)disabused = convinced (someone) that an idea previously believed was not correct
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For students the age of my Bishop Strachan girls to spend seven weeks of the summer memorizing The Medea and The Trojan Women must have been an exercise in tedium—and one that risked disabusing the youngsters of their infatuation with the stage.† (source)disabusing = convincing (someone) that an idea previously believed is not correct
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It seemed pointless for me to disabuse Dan of his notion of my father's sincerity.† (source)disabuse = convince (someone) that an idea previously believed is not correct
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It had been much like this in August, and Hans Castorp had long since disabused himself of the idea that snow was the prerogative of winter.† (source)disabused = convinced (someone) that an idea previously believed was not correct
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They did not care to take the trouble of disabusing him of his error, as they considered that since it did not in any way hurt his conscience it would be better to leave him in it, and they would have all the more amusement in listening to his simplicities; and so they bade him pray to God for his lord's health, as it was a very likely and a very feasible thing for him in course of time to come to be an emperor, as he said, or at least an archbishop or some other dignitary of equal rank.† (source)disabusing = convincing (someone) that an idea previously believed is not correct
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione exchanged looks, but before they could disabuse Hagrid of this comfortable notion, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Ginny appeared, all clutching heavy packages of books.† (source)disabuse = convince (someone) that an idea previously believed is not correct
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The old man had soon disabused him.† (source)disabused = convinced (someone) that an idea previously believed was not correct
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Diane always thought it was his favorite meal and he never had the heart to disabuse her.† (source)disabuse = convince (someone) that an idea previously believed is not correct
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Still by himself abused, or disabused;† (source)disabused = convinced (someone) that an idea previously believed was not correct
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