"unlearn" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈləːn/ [UK], /ʌnˈlɝn/ [US] Forms: unlearns [present, singular, third-person], unlearning [participle, present], unlearned [participle, past], unlearned [past], unlearnt [participle, past], unlearnt [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n Etymology: From Middle English unlernen, equivalent to un- + learn. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unlernen}} Middle English unlernen, {{pre|en|un|learn|id1=reversive}} un- + learn Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=unlearnt}} unlearn (third-person singular simple present unlearns, present participle unlearning, simple past and past participle unlearned or unlearnt)
  1. (transitive) To discard the knowledge of. Tags: transitive Translations (to discard the knowledge of): desaprendre (Catalan), 揚棄 (Chinese Mandarin), 扬弃 (yángqì) (Chinese Mandarin), afleren (Dutch), verleren (Dutch), mallerni (Esperanto), désapprendre (French), disimparare (Italian), dēdiscō (Latin), desaprender (Portuguese), разу́чиваться (razúčivatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), разучи́ться (razučítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), оту́чиваться (otúčivatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), отучи́ться (otučítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), desaprender (Spanish), unutmak [singular] (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-unlearn-en-verb-5BTQjrOL Disambiguation of 'to discard the knowledge of': 98 2
  2. (transitive) To break a habit. Tags: transitive Translations (to break a habit): afwennen (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-unlearn-en-verb-HDAUNEKO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (reversive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (reversive): 27 73 Disambiguation of 'to break a habit': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deprogramming

Inflected forms

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