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/un teech"/, v.t., untaught, unteaching.1. to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching.2. to cause to forget or disbelieve something previously taught.[1525-35; UN-2 + TEACH]
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Unteach — Un*teach , v. t. [1st pref. un + teach.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to forget, or to lose from memory, or to disbelieve what has been taught. [1913 Webster] Experience will unteach us. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] One breast laid open were a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unteach — [untēch′] vt. untaught, unteaching 1. to try to make forget something learned, as in the process of reeducation 2. to teach the opposite of … English World dictionary
unteach — transitive verb (untaught; teaching) Date: 1532 1. to cause to unlearn something 2. to teach the contrary of < unteach bad habits > … New Collegiate Dictionary
unteach — verb To cause someone to unlearn; to make someone forget something they have been taught … Wiktionary
unteach — un·teach … English syllables
unteach — un•teach [[t]ʌnˈtitʃ[/t]] v. t. taught, teach•ing 1) to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching 2) to cause to forget or disbelieve something previously taught • Etymology: 1525–35 … From formal English to slang
unteach — /ʌnˈtitʃ/ (say un teech) verb (t) (untaught, unteaching) 1. to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching. 2. to cause to forget or disbelieve something previously taught. {un 2 + teach} …
unteach — v.tr. (past and past part. untaught) 1 cause (a person) to forget or discard previous knowledge. 2 remove from the mind (something known or taught) by different teaching … Useful english dictionary
Misteaching — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Misteaching >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 misteaching misteaching misinformaton misintelligence misguidance misdirection mispersuasion misinstruction misleading &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 perversion perversion false teaching … English dictionary for students
Ablative — Ab la*tive, a. [F. ablatif, ablative, L. ablativus fr. ablatus. See {Ablation}.] 1. Taking away or removing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, ablative directions are found needful to unteach error, ere we can… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
