verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To cause to appear less attractive to consumers or adherents. transitive

   "Politicians will try to unsell the public on its conviction of rearmament."

Synonyms

All synonyms

dissuade

Example

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"Politicians will try to unsell the public on its conviction of rearmament."

Etymology

From un- + sell.

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