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Meaning of "disabuse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISABUSE

disabuse  [ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISABUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disabuse is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb disabuse in English.

WHAT DOES DISABUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disabuse in the English dictionary

The definition of disabuse in the dictionary is usually foll by of to rid of a mistaken or misguided idea; set right.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISABUSE

PRESENT

Present
I disabuse
you disabuse
he/she/it disabuses
we disabuse
you disabuse
they disabuse
Present continuous
I am disabusing
you are disabusing
he/she/it is disabusing
we are disabusing
you are disabusing
they are disabusing
Present perfect
I have disabused
you have disabused
he/she/it has disabused
we have disabused
you have disabused
they have disabused
Present perfect continuous
I have been disabusing
you have been disabusing
he/she/it has been disabusing
we have been disabusing
you have been disabusing
they have been disabusing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I disabused
you disabused
he/she/it disabused
we disabused
you disabused
they disabused
Past continuous
I was disabusing
you were disabusing
he/she/it was disabusing
we were disabusing
you were disabusing
they were disabusing
Past perfect
I had disabused
you had disabused
he/she/it had disabused
we had disabused
you had disabused
they had disabused
Past perfect continuous
I had been disabusing
you had been disabusing
he/she/it had been disabusing
we had been disabusing
you had been disabusing
they had been disabusing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will disabuse
you will disabuse
he/she/it will disabuse
we will disabuse
you will disabuse
they will disabuse
Future continuous
I will be disabusing
you will be disabusing
he/she/it will be disabusing
we will be disabusing
you will be disabusing
they will be disabusing
Future perfect
I will have disabused
you will have disabused
he/she/it will have disabused
we will have disabused
you will have disabused
they will have disabused
Future perfect continuous
I will have been disabusing
you will have been disabusing
he/she/it will have been disabusing
we will have been disabusing
you will have been disabusing
they will have been disabusing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would disabuse
you would disabuse
he/she/it would disabuse
we would disabuse
you would disabuse
they would disabuse
Conditional continuous
I would be disabusing
you would be disabusing
he/she/it would be disabusing
we would be disabusing
you would be disabusing
they would be disabusing
Conditional perfect
I would have disabuse
you would have disabuse
he/she/it would have disabuse
we would have disabuse
you would have disabuse
they would have disabuse
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been disabusing
you would have been disabusing
he/she/it would have been disabusing
we would have been disabusing
you would have been disabusing
they would have been disabusing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you disabuse
we let´s disabuse
you disabuse
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to disabuse
Past participle
disabused
Present Participle
disabusing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISABUSE


abuse
əˈbjuːz
accuse
əˈkjuːz
amuse
əˈmjuːz
confuse
kənˈfjuːz
diffuse
dɪˈfjuːz
dues
djuːz
excuse
ɪkˈskjuːz
fuse
fjuːz
Hughes
hjuːz
Mabuse
məˈbjuːz
Matthews
ˈmæθjuːz
mews
mjuːz
muse
mjuːz
news
njuːz
refuse
rɪˈfjuːz
reuse
riːˈjuːz
Syracuse
ˈsaɪrəˌkjuːz
use
juːz
values
ˈvæljuːz
virtues
ˈvɜːtjuːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISABUSE

disability allowance
disability clause
disability insurance
disability living allowance
disability pension
Disability Rights Commission
disable
disabled
disabled list
disablement
disablement benefit
disablement clause
disablement insurance
disablement pension
disabler
disabling
disablism
disablist
disabusal
disaccharid

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISABUSE

alcohol abuse
Antabuse
antiabuse
child abuse
domestic abuse
harquebuse
market abuse
satanic abuse
self-abuse
sex abuse
sexual abuse
solvent abuse
substance abuse
verbal abuse

Synonyms and antonyms of disabuse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISABUSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disabuse» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disabuse

Translation of «disabuse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISABUSE

Find out the translation of disabuse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disabuse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disabuse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反驳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desengañar
570 millions of speakers

English

disabuse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माया हटाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرر من الوهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разуверить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desiludir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভ্রান্ত ধারণাদি হইতে মুক্ত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détromper
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buang masa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

befreien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

捨てさせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깨게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disabuki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thức tỉnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐயம் நீக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विसरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gözünü açmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disingannare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyprowadzić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

разуверить
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

disabuse
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξάγω της απάτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontnuchteren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

disabuse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

disabuse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disabuse

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISABUSE»

The term «disabuse» is regularly used and occupies the 72.070 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISABUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disabuse

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «DISABUSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disabuse.
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Shawn Achor
Success does not mean happiness. Check out any celebrity magazine to look for examples to disabuse you of thinking that being beautiful, successful or rich will make you happy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISABUSE»

Discover the use of disabuse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disabuse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American state trials: a collection of the important and ...
Oh! no, not that; the object was not so base as that; it was only to "disabuse the public mind." Disabuse the public mind of what? disabuse it how? Disabuse the public mind by seducing her, through the wiles of a pretended friendship, to own  ...
John Davison Lawson, 1914
2
The Works of Orestes a Brownson
There may be some truth in this, but we cannot accept the conclusion, that therefore she must disabuse them by espousing that cause. An astute politician in old pagan times might have reasoned with equal justice. — The bulk of the pagan ...
Orestes Augustus Brownson, 2009
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SAT and ACT VOCABULARY BUILDING
DISABUSE 3. 11. 12. Flocks of vultures circled above the dying soldiers. In Kansas, proponents of creation science tried to frombiology textbooks all references to Darwin's theory of evolution. 3. EXPURGATE 4. Scientific discoveries are not ...
Robert L. Crist, 2008
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The Truth Acknowledged: Or, Sufficient Proof to Disabuse the ...
The work = 'La connoissence du corps humain'.London: printed and sold by J. Roberts, 1722. 31, [1]p.; 4
Philippe Richard émont, 2010
5
Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
See also enable, unable. disabuse [disa'bjuiz] vt (very formal or facet) to make the truth known to (someone) about a wrong belief or opinion : Disabuse him of that idea! disadvantage [disad'vaintids] nc something which makes a difficulty or ...
6
The Works of Orestes A. Brownson: Civilization
There may be some truth in this, but we cannot accept the conclusion, that therefore she must disabuse them by espousing that cause. An astute politician in old pagan times might have reasoned with equal justice. — The bulk of the pagan ...
Orestes Augustus Brownson, Henry Francis Brownson, 1884
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Words that Make a Difference and how to Use Them in a ...
to correct a false impression; to rid of false ideas In "Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime," Richard Pipes attempts to disabuse his readers of any lingering notion that the early years of Communist leadership in Russia were somehow more ...
Robert Greenman, 2000
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Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
Disabuse. (1) correct; enlighten; free one from an incorrect assumption or belief Word Used in Sentence(s) (1) Ourforeign policy must comefrom the strength to disabuse despots and dictators of allusions of grandeur at the expense of peace.
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
9
And Nothing But the Truthiness: The Rise (and Further Rise) ...
“I don't care what they think of me, but I care about hurting their feelings,” he said. So before the cameras roll, he methodically gives a version ofthe following speech to each guest. “My character is an idiot. So disabuse me of my ignorance.
Lisa Rogak, 2011
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Chambers concise dictionary
disabuse discern said of a device, facility, etc: designed for people with physical disabilities, disabuse /disa'bjuiz/ > v (always disabuse someone of something) to rid them of a mistaken idea or impression. [17c] disaccharide /dai'sakaraid/ >n, ...
Ian Brookes, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISABUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disabuse is used in the context of the following news items.
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MLB Midseason Awards « CBS New York
Trout took this spot at the quarter season mark, and he's done nothing to disabuse me of the notion that he deserves the MVP. He continues to ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
2
Shaker exhibit permanent addition to museum - Central Connecticut …
“I wanted to disabuse [people] of the idea of Shakers being dull and colorless and boring,” he said, adding that the sect acquired this reputation ... «Newbritainherald, Jul 15»
3
MLB Midseason Awards « CBS Chicago
Trout took this spot at the quarter season mark, and he's done nothing to disabuse me of the notion that he deserves the MVP. He continues to ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
MLB Midseason Awards « CBS Philly
Trout took this spot at the quarter season mark, and he's done nothing to disabuse me of the notion that he deserves the MVP. He continues to ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
5
B1G 2015 // The Maryland Potluck is using Old Bay - Off Tackle Empire
If teams disabuse themselves of the notion that they need to even consider the pass against Maryland, I can see it being a long year in College ... «Off Tackle Empire, Jul 15»
6
Obama's Whoppers Will Bite Him in the End and the Democrats, Too …
... nightly newscasts who say that the economy will be bouncing back soon, another Gallup poll this week should disabuse you of that notion. «Town Hall, Jul 15»
7
EU official inadvertently exposes ridiculous state of Iran talks …
Lest anybody think that this means another missed deadline, however, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was on hand to disabuse ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
8
Snake Bytes, 7/7: Never Mind The Pollocks, He's an All-Star! - AZ …
... where Chase Anderson and Robbie Ray are the only pitchers preventing runs at a better-than-average clip, should disabuse anyone of the ... «AZ Snake Pit, Jul 15»
9
A Song of the South
Don't extrapolate from that incident that my mother's uncle was enlightened. It would be easy enough to disabuse you of that, but it's not my ... «Pittsburg Morning Sun, Jul 15»
10
Denis Staunton: 'No' victory thrills Greeks urging fightback
Political leaders in northern Europe do nothing to disabuse their citizens of their lurid fantasies about profligate Greeks squandering ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

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