unteach
To cause to unlearn; to make forget something they have been taught, or recognize it…To cause (someone) to unlearn; to make (someone) forget something they have been taught, or recognize it as erroneous, etc.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To cause (someone) to unlearn; to make (someone) forget something they have been taught, or recognize it as erroneous, etc.
cause to unlearn
(transitive)To cause (something previously learned) to be forgotten, or recognized as an error, etc.
cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From un- + teach.From un- + teach.
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Forms
unteaches, unteaching, untaught, untaughtLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.