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unteach

un·teach
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-teech]
    • /ʌnˈtitʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-teech]
    • /ʌnˈtitʃ/

Definitions of unteach word

  • verb with object unteach to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching. 1
  • verb with object unteach to cause to forget or disbelieve something previously taught. 1
  • verb unteach to cause to disbelieve (teaching) 0
  • verb transitive unteach to try to make forget something learned, as in the process of reeducation 0
  • verb transitive unteach to teach the opposite of 0
  • verb unteach (Transitive Verb) To cause someone to unlearn; to make someone forget something they have been taught. 0

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Origin of unteach

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; un-2 + teach

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Parts of speech for Unteach

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unteach popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unteach usage trend in Literature

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