UNTEACHING

Verb

unteaching

present participle of unteach

Source: Wiktionary


UNTEACH

Un*teach", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + teach.]

1. To cause to forget, or to lose from memory, or to disbelieve what has been taught. Experience will unteach us. Sir T. Browne. One breast laid open were a school Which would unteach mankind the lust to shine or rule. Byron.

2. To cause to be forgotten; as, to unteach what has been learned. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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