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unteach

[ uhn-teech ]

verb (used with object)

, un·taught, un·teach·ing.
  1. to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching. teach.
  2. to cause to forget or disbelieve something previously taught. teach.


unteach

/ ʌnˈtiːtʃ /

verb

  1. to cause to disbelieve (teaching)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unteach1

First recorded in 1525–35; un- 2 + teach
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Example Sentences

“It’s exactly what I try to unteach physicians,” she said.

We can’t unteach every poisonous idea that lodges itself in a man’s head before he opens fire.

"You are not born a racist, it's taught by your parents, your environment, school. We want to unteach it, to use the same institutions reproducing stereotypes to turn them around."

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I don't know how to unteach him that - I don't even know if I should.

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“It’s easier to teach people than to unteach them,” he said.

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