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Meanings of unlearn in English

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Usage of unlearn in English
1
He will have much to learn, much to unlearn, when he wakes.
The sleeper awakes
2
In other words, you learn rules to unlearn them with infinite pains.
Maurice Guest
3
They shall unlearn their language, And learn the lovely speech of Antioch.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
4
Before you learn much, it might be well to unlearn a little.
Wreaths of Friendship: A Gift for the Young
5
Our good painter has yet several things to learn, and to unlearn.
Life of John Sterling
6
He learned a truth right then that he can never unlearn.
Pandaemonium
7
Are they ready to unlearn, learn and fundamentally transform as academics and individuals?
The South African
8
It is nothing but unlearning, I find now; five thousand books to unlearn.
Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
9
The mindset and tactics of the past are not so easy to unlearn.
The economist
10
For if you learn Language Prime, you can never unlearn it.
Spellwright
11
I also realized that I could, in time, unlearn these associations.
Take Me for a Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult
12
But once you learn your answers, you can never unlearn them.
American Gods
13
But I can't unlearn what I've spent lifetimes coming to know, can I?
Illusions. The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
14
We must unlearn our instincts, even as we depend on them.
The Descent
15
It may be said that the author has little, if anything, to unlearn.
The Germ: Thoughts towards Nature in Poetry, Literature and Art
16
To elaborate is no avail, learn'd and unlearn'd feel that it is so.
Leaves of Grass
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