Analogy — Disabuse : Error Choose the pair that best mirrors the relationship “disabuse : error.”

Introduction / Context:In verbal analogies, the task is to preserve the underlying relation between the first pair when selecting the second. “Disabuse : error” encodes a verb–object relation in which the action removes or corrects a negative state. To disabuse someone is to free that person from a misconception or error. We must find a second pair that similarly expresses “to free from / remedy” a harmful condition.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Disabuse means “to set right” or “to rid of error.”
• We seek a verb whose action counteracts or removes the noun's harmful state.
• Candidate pairs should mirror a corrective/remedial relation rather than a causative or destructive one.

Concept / Approach:Identify whether the verb improves, repairs, or eliminates the noun’s negative condition. Reject pairs where the verb harms the noun (e.g., discredit → reputation) or where the semantics mismatch (e.g., belittle → imperfection is not a standard collocation and does not remove an imperfection).

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:Both “disabuse” and “rehabilitate” have corrective valence: they counteract a detrimental state (error, addiction).

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• Persevere : Dereliction — semantic mismatch; perseverance does not relate to dereliction.
• Discredit : Reputation — harmful action, not corrective.
• Belittle : Imperfection — belittling does not fix imperfections.

Common Pitfalls:Confusing any verb–noun pairing for the precise “removal of a negative condition” relation.

Final Answer:Rehabilitate : Addiction