disenchant

(dis′in c̸hant)

transitive verb

  1. to set free from an enchantment or illusion
  2. disillusion (sense )

Origin: Fr désenchanter: see dis- & enchant

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See disenchant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb dis·en·chant·ed, dis·en·chant·ing, dis·en·chants
To free from illusion or false belief; undeceive.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete French desenchanter

Origin: , from Old French, to break a spell

Origin: : des-, dis-

Origin: + enchanter, to enchant; see enchant

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Related Forms:

  • disˌen·chantˈer noun
  • disˌen·chantˈing·ly adverb
  • disˌen·chantˈment noun

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