undeceive

verb

ˌən-di-ˈsēv How to pronounce undeceive (audio)
Definition of undeceivenext
as in to disabuse
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes promptly undeceived the young woman about the sincerity of the man's intentions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeceive
  1. disabuse
  2. disillusion
  3. disenchant
Verb
  • For true believers in the cult of social justice, even Mangum’s confession will not disabuse them of their belief that those who are born into the wrong identities are the illegitimate beneficiaries of generational theft.
    The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
  • For starters, we should be disabused of the canard that an incumbent president would be handcuffed in discharging constitutional duties if subject to prosecution.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of disabuse
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  • At the time, many white nationalists in the 1970s and 1980s were disillusioned by the U.S. failure to win the Vietnam War and wanted to exact a kind of revenge.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Luckily, there are several strategies available to help businesses avoid being disillusioned by their AI investments.
    Patrick (PJ) Jean, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of disillusion
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  • As campaigning for the June 6-9 event heats up, mainstream parties fear that disenchanted voters might turn to the people at NatCon 2024.
    Lorne Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Jane Hall, Associate Professor, School of Communication, American University Trump's appearance on Rogan's podcast plays into Trump's strategy of bypassing traditional media to reach a demographic disenchanted with mainstream outlets.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of disenchant
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