disabuse /ˌdɪsəˈbjuːz/ ( disabusing, disabused, disabuses )

• 1. 

  V-T If you disabuse someone of something, you tell them or persuade them that what they believe is in fact untrue. 使醒悟 [正式]

  例：

  Their view of country people was that they like to please strangers. I did not disabuse them of this notion.

  他们认为乡下人爱讨好外地人。我没有纠正他们的这种想法。