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
  • If anything, the industry needs to disabuse itself of the notion that simply meeting guests’ expectations is a failure and embrace the value of reasonable hospitality.
    — Adam Reiner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Monday’s slightly shorter ride to Guthrie Center packed in 3,572 feet, the most climbing of the week and enough to disabuse anyone still clinging to the fiction that Iowa is flat.
    — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 25 July 2026
Definition of disabuse
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  • With their youthful energy, the students have attracted voters who are disillusioned with local politicians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The students have used youthful energy to attract voters who are disillusioned with local politicians.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of disillusion
Verb
  • David Remnick interviews Gina Hinojosa, the state’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, on how voters may be disenchanted enough to finally make that happen again.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Maher says that the fact that more than half the states allow capital punishment, but are issuing fewer death sentences, shows that the American people are disenchanted with the use of the death penalty.
    — Nate Perez, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of disenchant
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“Undeceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeceive. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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