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unlearn

verb

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Pronunciation: /ʌnˈləːn/ / /ʌnˈlɝn/

verb

Etymology: From Middle English unlernen. By surface analysis, un- + learn.

  1. To discard the knowledge of.

    It was another lesson from Fort Hare that I had to unlearn in Johannesburg.

    It is a language that, once learnt, I have been unable to unlearn.

  2. To break a habit.