disenchanter


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dis·en·chant

 (dĭs′ĕn-chănt′)
tr.v. dis·en·chant·ed, dis·en·chant·ing, dis·en·chants
To free from illusion or false belief; undeceive.
[Obsolete French desenchanter, from Old French, to break a spell : des-, dis- + enchanter, to enchant; see enchant.]
dis′en·chant′er n.
dis′en·chant′ing·ly adv.
dis′en·chant′ment n.
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disenchanter

(ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntə)
n
a person who disenchants
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