Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
UNLEARN
unlearn
(verb) discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
unlearn
(verb) try to forget; put out of one’s memory or knowledge
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unlearn (third-person singular simple present unlearns, present participle unlearning, simple past and past participle unlearnt or unlearned)
(transitive) To discard the knowledge of.
(transitive) To break a habit.
Anagrams
• annuler
Source: Wiktionary
Un*learn", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + learn.]
1. To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of. I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn everything. Milner.
2. To fail to learn. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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