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Disabuse is an English word with synonyms like inform. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Disabuse | Disabused

Disabuse meaning

To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).

Synonyms of Disabuse

inform

Related words

Other words often associated with Disabuse or its synonyms:

communicate change modify intercommunicate alter

Using Disabuse

  • The main meaning on this page is: To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).
  • Useful related words include: inform.
  • In the example corpus, disabuse often appears in combinations such as: to disabuse, disabuse their, disabuse the.

Context around Disabuse

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

herself 1× whitlam 1×

Sentence patterns with Disabuse

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

best to disabuse the people 1× efforts to disabuse the minds 1× her to disabuse herself fo 1× nothing to disabuse whitlam of 1× policies and disabuse their minds 1× the should disabuse their minds 1× with the disabuse of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

on the war 2× emefiele s interaction 1× granted they weren 1× minister of labour 1× on many different 1× whitlam believed that 1×

Common sentence endings:

of boko haram 2× are being marginalised 1× belief in witchcraft 1× of this notion 1× political class members 1× somehow completed her 1×

Words around Disabuse

Just before it in the word index:

disabling 113 disables 45 disablement 7 disabled 1.567 disable 244 disability 1.440

Just after it in the word index:

disabused 3 disabusing 2 disaccharide 3 disaccharides 11 disadvantage 584 disadvantaged 381

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Disabuse

  • In this selection, "disabuse" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, herself and whitlam stand out and add context to how "disabuse" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include best to disabuse the people and efforts to disabuse the minds. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "disabuse" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with disabuse

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Whitlam believed that Kerr would not dismiss him, and Kerr did nothing to disabuse Whitlam of this notion. (18 words)

On many different occasions, ecclesiastics who spoke with authority did their best to disabuse the people of their superstitious belief in witchcraft. (22 words)

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige says the people of the should disabuse their minds of the belief that they are being marginalised. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Granted, they weren't in a relationship at that point in time, but Ivy teaching Harley that she is strong enough to survive on her own was essential for her to disabuse herself fo the notion that loving the Joker somehow completed her. (43 words)

On the war against insurgency, President Buhari said things were a lot better, stressing that the Nigerian government is making efforts to disabuse the minds of the people on the true philosophy of Boko Haram. (35 words)

Emefiele’s interaction with the diplomatic community was particularly critical to shed more light on the policies and disabuse their minds of wrong perceptions following some antagonism by some political class members. (32 words)

Example sentences (7)

Emefiele’s interaction with the diplomatic community was particularly critical to shed more light on the policies and disabuse their minds of wrong perceptions following some antagonism by some political class members.

Granted, they weren't in a relationship at that point in time, but Ivy teaching Harley that she is strong enough to survive on her own was essential for her to disabuse herself fo the notion that loving the Joker somehow completed her.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige says the people of the should disabuse their minds of the belief that they are being marginalised.

On the war against insurgency, President Buhari said things were a lot better, stressing that the Nigerian government is making efforts to disabuse the minds of the people on the true philosophy of Boko Haram.

On the war against insurgency, the president said things were a lot better, with the disabuse of the minds of the people on the true philosophy of Boko Haram.

On many different occasions, ecclesiastics who spoke with authority did their best to disabuse the people of their superstitious belief in witchcraft.

Whitlam believed that Kerr would not dismiss him, and Kerr did nothing to disabuse Whitlam of this notion.

Common combinations with disabuse

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "disabuse" in a sentence?
An example: "Emefiele’s interaction with the diplomatic community was particularly critical to shed more light on the policies and disabuse their minds of wrong perceptions following some antagonism by some political class members." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "disabuse" from authentic English texts.
What does "disabuse" mean?
Disabuse means: To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).
What are synonyms of "disabuse"?
Common synonyms of "disabuse" include: inform.
How many example sentences with "disabuse" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "disabuse", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.