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unteach

[ uhn-teech ]

verb (used with object)

, un·taught, un·teach·ing.
  1. to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching. teach.
  2. to cause to forget or disbelieve something previously taught. teach.


unteach

/ ʌnˈtiːtʃ /

verb

  1. to cause to disbelieve (teaching)


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unteach1

First recorded in 1525–35; un- 2 + teach

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Example Sentences

That Elder Berries are poison, as we are taught by tradition, experience will unteach us.

As experience in the past has not taught it, experience in the future cannot unteach it.

The rebel himself has taught a lesson to the world, which he can never unteach.

I don't dare teach him mine, much less unteach him his mother's.

It was you who taught me to disdain adulation: will you unteach your pupil?'

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