UNLEARN


Meaning of UNLEARN in English

“+ verb

Etymology: Middle English unlernen, from un- (II) + lernen to learn — more at learn

transitive verb

1. : to put out of one's knowledge or memory : discard the habit of : discover the falsity of

it took him a long time to unlearn the puritanism of his childhood — Aldous Huxley

2. : unteach

intransitive verb

: to discard previously acquired habits or knowledge

they do not learn because they cannot or will not unlearn — R.G.Vansittart

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.