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Disabuse vs Disabused - What's the difference?

disabuse | disabused |

As verbs the difference between disabuse and disabused

is that disabuse is to free (someone) (of) a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody) while disabused is (disabuse).

disabuse

English

Verb

(disabus)
  • To free (someone) (of) a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody).
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 140:
    • If we had any hopes or illusions about the National Party before they came into office, we were disabused of them quickly.

    disabused

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disabuse)

    • disabuse

    English

    Verb

    (disabus)
  • To free (someone) (of) a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody).
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 140:
    • If we had any hopes or illusions about the National Party before they came into office, we were disabused of them quickly.