unlearn

/ˈʌnˌlʌrn/
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Other forms: unlearned; unlearning; unlearnt; unlearns

Definitions of unlearn
  1. verb
    discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
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    type of:
    cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out
    throw or cast away
  2. verb
    try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
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    type of:
    bury, forget
    dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
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