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- [uhn-lurn]
- /ʌnˈlɜrn/
- /ʌnˈlɜːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-lurn]
- /ʌnˈlɜrn/
Definitions of unlearn word
- verb with object unlearn to forget or lose knowledge of. 1
- verb with object unlearn to discard or put aside certain knowledge as being false or binding: to unlearn preconceptions. 1
- verb without object unlearn to lose or discard knowledge. 1
- transitive verb unlearn forget or lose 1
- verb unlearn If you unlearn something that you have learned, you try to forget it or ignore it, often because it is wrong or it is having a bad influence on you. 0
- verb unlearn to try to forget (something learnt) or to discard (accumulated knowledge) 0
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Origin of unlearn
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, unlearn is from the late Middle English word unlernen. See un-2, learn
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Parts of speech for Unlearn
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unlearn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unlearn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for unlearn
verb unlearn
- assimilate — When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it.
- go native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- homogenize — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homogenizing — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homologize — to make or show to be homologous.
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