- undeceive
- verb (T) formal to tell someone what the real facts are when they have previously believed something that was untrue
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
undeceive
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Undeceive — Un de*ceive , v. t. [1st pref. un + deceive.] To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undeceive — index debunk, disabuse, inform (notify), reveal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
undeceive — [un΄dē sēv′] vt. undeceived, undeceiving to cause to be no longer deceived, mistaken, or misled … English World dictionary
undeceive — transitive verb Date: 1598 to free from deception, illusion, or error … New Collegiate Dictionary
undeceive — undeceivable, adj. undeceiver, n. /un di seev /, v.t., undeceived, undeceiving. to free from deception, fallacy, or mistake. [1590 1600; UN 2 + DECEIVE] * * * … Universalium
undeceive — verb To free from misconception, deception or error … Wiktionary
undeceive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disabuse, disillusion, correct. See information. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disillusion, disabuse, set right, inform; see correct 1 … English dictionary for students
undeceive — v. make someone aware of a deception or error … English contemporary dictionary
undeceive — verb tell (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken … English new terms dictionary
undeceive — v. a. Set right, correct, open the eyes of, disabuse, free from mistake, disengage from fallacy … New dictionary of synonyms
