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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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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