DISABUSES Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

disabuses

verb

present tense third-person singular of disabuse

as in disillusions

to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes let me disabuse you of your foolish notions

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Inside, Kaylee is eager to prove herself by really learning laundry and nailing it; Fraser advises her to come up with a system and stick to it.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
This summer, Kennedy’s health department appointed doctors with financial stakes in the peptide industry to a panel that advises the FDA.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

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Nouraei tells her patients and clients, however, that the safest way to start taking creatine would be incrementally, beginning with three grams daily for a week, then four, then to five.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
But for this initial step, Pierre tells mature patients to find a formula that’s gentle, non-irritating, and—if needed—able to remove makeup.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

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