"unteach" meaning in English

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        "To cause (someone) to unlearn; to make (someone) forget something they have been taught, or recognize it as erroneous, etc."
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        "(transitive) To cause (someone) to unlearn; to make (someone) forget something they have been taught, or recognize it as erroneous, etc."
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      "word": "dedoceo"
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  "word": "unteach"
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