"unthink" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unthinks [present, singular, third-person], unthinking [participle, present], unthought [participle, past], unthought [past]
Etymology: un- + think Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|think}} un- + think Head templates: {{en-verb|unthinks|unthinking|unthought}} unthink (third-person singular simple present unthinks, present participle unthinking, simple past and past participle unthought)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To undo the process of thinking. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Thinking Related terms: unring

Inflected forms

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