unlearn

unlearn
/un lerrn"/, v.t.
1. to forget or lose knowledge of.
2. to discard or put aside certain knowledge as being false or binding: to unlearn preconceptions.
v.i.
3. to lose or discard knowledge.
[1400-50; late ME unlernen. See UN-2, LEARN]

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  • Unlearn — Un*learn , v. t. [1st pref. un + learn.] [1913 Webster] 1. To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of. [1913 Webster] I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn everything. Milner. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unlearn — [unlʉrn′] vt., vi. [ME unlernen: see UN & LEARN] to forget or try to forget (something learned); get rid of (a habit) …   English World dictionary

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  • unlearn — UK [ʌnˈlɜː(r)n] / US [ʌnˈlɜrn] verb [transitive] Word forms unlearn : present tense I/you/we/they unlearn he/she/it unlearns present participle unlearning past tense unlearnt past participle unlearnt informal to change the way that you have… …   English dictionary

  • unlearn — verb /ʌnˈləːn,ʌnˈlɝn/ To discard the knowledge of. It was another lesson from Fort Hare that I had to unlearn in Johannesburg …   Wiktionary

  • unlearn — un|learn [ʌnˈlə:n US ə:rn] v past tense and past participle unlearned or unlearnt [ ˈlə:nt US ˈlə:rnt] [T] informal to deliberately forget something you have learned, in order to change the way you do something ▪ It s difficult to unlearn bad… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unlearn — verb (T) informal to deliberately forget something you have learned: It s difficult to unlearn bad driving habits …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • unlearn — transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. to put out of one s knowledge or memory 2. to undo the effect of ; discard the habit of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unlearn — un|learn [ ʌn lɜrn ] verb transitive INFORMAL to change the way you have learned to think or do things, usually because that way is not good or useful …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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