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.
UNLEARNT
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
Verb
unlearnt
simple past tense and past participle of unlearn
Adjective
unlearnt (comparative more unlearnt, superlative most unlearnt)
innate, inherent or inborn.
not educated
Synonyms
• (innate, inherent or inborn): inborn, innate, inherent; See also innate
• (not educated): uneducated, untrained; See also ignorant
Source: Wiktionary
UNLEARN
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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