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bury vs unlearn

unlearn vs bury

bury and unlearn both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bury No No Yes No
unlearn No No Yes No
As verbs, unlearn is a hyponym of bury; that is, unlearn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bury:
  • bury: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
  • unlearn: try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
Other hyponyms of bury include repress, suppress, unsee.
bury (verb) unlearn (verb)
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
place in the earth and cover with soil try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
embed deeply
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
cover from sight
place in a grave or tomb
Difference between bury and unlearn

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