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verb
To cause (someone) to unlearn; to make (someone) forget something they have been taught, or recognize it as erroneous, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To cause (something previously learned) to be forgotten, or recognized as an error, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: teach, learn, instruct
verb
cause to unlearn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: teach, learn, instruct
History
From un- + teach.
Across languages
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