disillusionize

[ dis-i-loo-zhuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·il·lu·sion·ized, dis·il·lu·sion·iz·ing.

1. to disillusion.

Other Words From

• disil·lusion·izer disil·lusion·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disillusionize¹

First recorded in 1860–65; disillusion + -ize

Example Sentences

The first few miles will effectually disillusionize any stranger who has been taking in the Swiss Family Robinson sort of rubbish referred to above, for he will be disgusted with the very muddy flint walls of a tediously winding river dragging itself along through a flat uninteresting marshy country, varied only by drainage mills in various stages of dilapidation, and by telegraph poles.

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But I saw from the first moment that his eyes fell on my face that this made no difference to him, and that I must take other means to disillusionize him.

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Sorry to disillusionize you, but it is so.

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After awhile, when I saw that the time had arrived to disillusionize these women, I dismissed my headache and got up to have a frank talk with them.

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At any rate, he would have been unspeakably cruel to disillusionize her.

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