Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To free from illusion or deception.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To free from deception, cheat, fallacy, or mistake; open one's eyes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To free from
misconception ,deception or error.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb free from deception or illusion
Etymologies
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Examples
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Their avowed object was to present a petition personally to the Prince Regent, that they might "undeceive" him; as if such a thing were possible, or, being possible, would be of the slightest service.
The Revolution in Tanner's Lane Mark Rutherford 1872
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Pray undeceive my Mother with regard to the agreeable mistake as to the repairs —
Letter 96 2009
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Mrs. Setliffe saw his mistake, appreciated the naive compliment, and decided not to undeceive him.
To Kill a Man 2010
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In his poem "Shiloh" (the first massive battle of the Civil War with almost 24,000 casualties), Herman Melville writes "What like a bullet can undeceive".
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'That is indeed unfortunate; but if you are really blameless, cannot you undeceive them?'
Chapter 15 2010
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But all that would now change as “the adoption and prosecution of the energetic policy proposed must soon undeceive them.”
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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But all that would now change as “the adoption and prosecution of the energetic policy proposed must soon undeceive them.”
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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"You don't have to speak to the web," Dor said quickly, though he was sorry to undeceive her.
Falcon Street 2010
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If they regard it as a luxury for me to have a private secretary, why should I undeceive them?
The Tyranny of E-mail John Freeman 2009
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Camilla again denied the charge, and strove to prevail with her to undeceive the Baronet from any false expectations.
Camilla 2008
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