This week's theme
Verbs

This week's words
disaffect
vouchsafe
disabuse
promulgate
dissuade

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PRONUNCIATION:

(dis-uh-BYOOZ)

MEANING:

verb tr.: To free from a mistaken belief or error.

ETYMOLOGY:

Via French, from Latin dis- (away) + abusus (misuse, wasting). Earliest documented use: 1611.

USAGE:

"Pang's first job is to disabuse you of the common misconception that doing two things at once allows you to get more done."
Lisa Zeidner; This is Not the Inbox You're Looking for; The Washington Post; Aug 18, 2013.

See more usage examples of disabuse in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

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