unteach

[ uhn-teech ]

verb (used with object)

, un·taught, un·teach·ing.

1. to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching. teach.
2. to cause to forget or disbelieve something previously taught. teach.

unteach

/ ʌnˈtiːtʃ /

verb

1. to cause to disbelieve (teaching)

Word History and Origins

Origin of unteach¹

First recorded in 1525–35; un- ² + teach

Example Sentences

That Elder Berries are poison, as we are taught by tradition, experience will unteach us.

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As experience in the past has not taught it, experience in the future cannot unteach it.

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The rebel himself has taught a lesson to the world, which he can never unteach.

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I don't dare teach him mine, much less unteach him his mother's.

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It was you who taught me to disdain adulation: will you unteach your pupil?'

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