disabuse
English
/dɪsəˈbjuːz/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody).
Etymology
Prefix from English abuse.
Origin
English
abuse
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abusability English
- abusable English
- abusage English
- abuse English
- abusee English
- abuseful English
- abusement English
- abuser English
- abusest English
- abuseth English
- abusive English
- antiabuse English
- coabuse English
- disabuser English
- disabuseth English
- polyabuse English
- re-abuse English
- reabuse English
- self-abuse English
- use English
- abusen Middle English