disenchant

3 definitions found

disenchant - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Disenchant \Dis`en*chant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disenchanted;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Disenchanting.] [Pref. dis- + enchant: cf.
     F. d['e]senchanter.]
     1. To free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of
        charms or spells.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Haste to thy work; a noble stroke or two
              Ends all the charms, and disenchants the grove.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. to free (a person) from fascination or delusion; to
        destroy the false hopes or overoptimistic expectations of
        (a person); to disillusion; -- used with people or events
        as the agent (subject); as, the candidate was disenchanted
        by the low turnout at the rally.
        [PJC]

disenchant - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  disenchant
      v 1: free from enchantment [syn: disenchant, disillusion]
           [ant: delight, enchant, enrapture, enthral,
           enthrall, ravish, transport]

disenchant - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "disenchant":
     awaken, break the spell, burst the bubble, correct, debunk,
     disabuse, disappoint, disillude, disillusion, disillusionize,
     enlighten, expose, let down easy, let in on, prick the bubble,
     put straight, set right, set straight, show up, tell the truth,
     unblindfold, uncharm, undeceive, unspell, wake up