unsell

American  

[uhn-sel] / ʌnˈsɛl /

verb (used with object)

unsold, unselling

1. to dissuade from a belief in the desirability, value, wisdom, or truth of something.

   He tried to unsell the public on its faith in rearmament.

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Etymology

Origin of unsell

First recorded in 1925–30; un- ² + sell ¹

Example Sentences

"Even if I can't always convince him," said one, "I feel good knowing that others won't be able to unsell him on the things he's sold on."

From Time Magazine Archive

He had come, too, to sell Manuel Roxas, and unsell the notion, widely propagated by U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Brokers unsell themselves The demands that honesty places on stockbrokers can be excruciating.

From Time Magazine Archive

Westerners are beginning to unsell their own states.

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