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UNLEARN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: unlearnt   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Discard something previously learnt, like an old habit

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "unlearn" is one way to...):

cast aside; cast away; cast out; chuck out; discard; dispose; fling; put away; throw away; throw out; toss; toss away; toss out (throw or cast away)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Sense 2

Meaning:

Try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "unlearn" is one way to...):

bury; forget (dismiss from the mind; stop remembering)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

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