disenchant
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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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disenchant
(ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt)vb
(tr; when passive, foll by with or by) to make disappointed or disillusioned: she is disenchanted with the marriage.
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dis•en•chant
(ˌdɪs ɛnˈtʃænt, -ˈtʃɑnt)v.t.
to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion.
[1580–90; < Middle French]
dis`en•chant′er, n.
dis`en•chant′ing, adj.
dis`en•chant′ing•ly, adv.
dis`en•chant′ment, n.
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disenchant
Past participle: disenchanted
Gerund: disenchanting
| Imperative |
|---|
| disenchant |
| disenchant |
| Present |
|---|
| I disenchant |
| you disenchant |
| he/she/it disenchants |
| we disenchant |
| you disenchant |
| they disenchant |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I disenchanted |
| you disenchanted |
| he/she/it disenchanted |
| we disenchanted |
| you disenchanted |
| they disenchanted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am disenchanting |
| you are disenchanting |
| he/she/it is disenchanting |
| we are disenchanting |
| you are disenchanting |
| they are disenchanting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have disenchanted |
| you have disenchanted |
| he/she/it has disenchanted |
| we have disenchanted |
| you have disenchanted |
| they have disenchanted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was disenchanting |
| you were disenchanting |
| he/she/it was disenchanting |
| we were disenchanting |
| you were disenchanting |
| they were disenchanting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had disenchanted |
| you had disenchanted |
| he/she/it had disenchanted |
| we had disenchanted |
| you had disenchanted |
| they had disenchanted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will disenchant |
| you will disenchant |
| he/she/it will disenchant |
| we will disenchant |
| you will disenchant |
| they will disenchant |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have disenchanted |
| you will have disenchanted |
| he/she/it will have disenchanted |
| we will have disenchanted |
| you will have disenchanted |
| they will have disenchanted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be disenchanting |
| you will be disenchanting |
| he/she/it will be disenchanting |
| we will be disenchanting |
| you will be disenchanting |
| they will be disenchanting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been disenchanting |
| you have been disenchanting |
| he/she/it has been disenchanting |
| we have been disenchanting |
| you have been disenchanting |
| they have been disenchanting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been disenchanting |
| you will have been disenchanting |
| he/she/it will have been disenchanting |
| we will have been disenchanting |
| you will have been disenchanting |
| they will have been disenchanting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been disenchanting |
| you had been disenchanting |
| he/she/it had been disenchanting |
| we had been disenchanting |
| you had been disenchanting |
| they had been disenchanting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would disenchant |
| you would disenchant |
| he/she/it would disenchant |
| we would disenchant |
| you would disenchant |
| they would disenchant |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have disenchanted |
| you would have disenchanted |
| he/she/it would have disenchanted |
| we would have disenchanted |
| you would have disenchanted |
| they would have disenchanted |
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Verb 1. disenchant - free from enchantment
disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
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