Unlearn

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unlearn \Un*learn"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + learn.]
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     1. To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory;
        also, to learn the contrary of.
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              I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn
              everything.                           --Milner.
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     2. To fail to learn. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unlearn
       v 1: try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
       2: discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
       [also: {unlearnt}]