unlearn
verb
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Pronunciation: /ʌnˈləːn/ / /ʌnˈlɝn/
verb
Etymology: From Middle English unlernen. By surface analysis, un- + learn.
- 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.”
- To break a habit.