"unlearn" meaning in English

See unlearn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

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. By surface analysis, un- + learn. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unlernen}} Middle English unlernen, {{surf|+pre|en|un|learn|id1=reversive}} By surface analysis, 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (reversive), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (reversive): 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'to discard the knowledge of': 100 0
  2. (transitive) To break a habit. Tags: transitive Translations (to break a habit): afwennen (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-unlearn-en-verb-HDAUNEKO Disambiguation of 'to break a habit': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deprogramming

Inflected forms

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