The Toastmasters Word of the Day for November 15th, 2008 is:

Disabuse

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Transitive Verb

to disabuse

1. To free [someone] from a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by [somebody]

Example

It won’t take them long to disabuse the new Toastmasters Member of any notions of superiority.

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