The chief object of education is not to learn things; nay, the chief object of education is to unlearn things.
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Unlearn
//ʌnˈlɝn//
Synonyms for "unlearn" (1 found)
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Verb(1 words)
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Translations
20 translations across 14 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- desaprendre verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 揚棄 /扬弃 verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Dutch
3 entries- afleren verb (to discard the knowledge of)
- afwennen verb (to break a habit)
- verleren verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Esperanto
1 entries- mallerni verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Finnish
2 entries- unohtaa verb (to discard the knowledge of)
- unohtaa opittu verb (to discard the knowledge of)
French
1 entries- désapprendre verb (to discard the knowledge of)
German
1 entries- verlernen verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Italian
1 entries- disimparare verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Latin
1 entries- dēdiscō verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Polish
1 entries- oduczyć się verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Portuguese
1 entries- desaprender verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Russian
4 entries- оту́чиваться verb (to discard the knowledge of)
- отучи́ться verb (to discard the knowledge of)
- разу́чиваться verb (to discard the knowledge of)
- разучи́ться verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Spanish
1 entries- desaprender verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Turkish
1 entries- unutmak verb (to discard the knowledge of)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
When asked what learning was the most necessary, he said, "Not to unlearn what you have learned."
Source: tatoeba (907414)
The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.
Source: tatoeba (2456626)
Definitely I stopped reading what he writes, because I don't want to unlearn interlingua.
Source: tatoeba (3247919)
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