UNLEARN (unlearnt)
Dictionary entry overview: What does unlearn mean?
• UNLEARN (verb)
The verb UNLEARN has 2 senses:
1. try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
2. discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
Familiarity information: UNLEARN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UNLEARN (verb)
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
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