disillusionize

American  

[dis-i-loo-zhuh-nahyz] / ˌdɪs ɪˈlu ʒəˌnaɪz /

especially British, disillusionise

verb (used with object)

disillusionized, disillusionizing

1. to disillusion.

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Other Word Forms

• disillusionist noun
• disillusionizer noun

Etymology

Origin of disillusionize

First recorded in 1860–65; disillusion + -ize

Example Sentences

He wondered how he could disillusionize her, shatter the dream which he could see had become a part of her life.

From 'Me--Smith' by Hoskins, Gayle Porter

"I should doubt whether her cure will be as prompt as you think, it seemed to me that her ideas were somewhat fixed, and it will need a good deal of failure to disillusionize her."

From A Girl of the Commune by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Of course it helped to disillusionize him, and he began even to see that Gertrude was not as beautiful as he had once believed her to be.

From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie

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

From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

We tend, I think, to look upon the advice that we give to young people as something that shall disillusionize them.

From Craftsmanship in Teaching by Bagley, William Chandler