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un⋅sell

[uhn-sel]
–verb (used with object), -sold, -sell⋅ing.
to dissuade from a belief in the desirability, value, wisdom, or truth of something: He tried to unsell the public on its faith in rearmament.

Origin:
1925–30; un- 2 + sell 1
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un·sell   (ŭn-sěl')   
tr.v.   un·sold (-sōld'), un·sell·ing, un·sells
To persuade not to believe in the advisability, worth, or truth of something.
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