"untrain" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: untrains [present, singular, third-person], untraining [participle, present], untrained [participle, past], untrained [past]
Etymology: un- + train Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|train}} un- + train Head templates: {{en-verb}} untrain (third-person singular simple present untrains, present participle untraining, simple past and past participle untrained)
  1. To reverse or undo one's training; to become less trained than before
    Sense id: en-untrain-en-verb-zuOuoAIS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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