- unlearn
- un|learn [ ʌn`lɜrn ] verb transitive INFORMALto 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. 2013.
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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
unlearn — [[t]ʌ̱nlɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] unlearns, unlearning, unlearned VERB If you unlearn something that you have learned, you try to forget it or ignore it, often because it is wrong or it is having a bad influence on you. [V n] They learn new roles and unlearn… … English dictionary
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 — /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] * * * … Universalium
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
Unlearn (Youngblood Brass Band) — Infobox Album Name = Unlearn Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Youngblood Brass Band Released = 2000 Recorded = Genre = Riot Jazz Hip hop Punk Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = Word on the Street (1998) This album = Unlearn… … Wikipedia
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
