unlearn
American
[uhn-lurn]
/ ʌnˈlɜrn /
verb (used with object)
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to forget or lose knowledge of.
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to discard or put aside certain knowledge as being false or binding.
to unlearn preconceptions.
verb (used without object)
unlearn
British
/ ʌnˈlɜːn /
verb
Etymology
Origin of unlearn
First recorded in 1400–50, unlearn is from the late Middle English word unlernen. See un- 2, learn
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