Definition for

disabuse

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To correct a mistaken idea, belief, or error (Alternatives that sound a little...unfriendly: To free someone from a mistaken idea or To persuade someone that their idea or belief is mistaken)

When the new employee said the massive project would only take a week, I had to politely disabuse them of the idea. A month would be more accurate!

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