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unthink

[ uhn-thingk ]

verb (used without object)

unthought, unthinking.
  1. to end one's thought or reverse the process of thought.


verb (used with object)

unthought, unthinking.
  1. to dispel from the mind:

    Unthink your thoughts.

unthink

/ ʌˈθɪŋ /

verb

  1. to reverse one's opinion about
  2. to dispel from the mind
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unthink1

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- 2 + think 1
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Example Sentences

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“Colin told me one time that this is the way he went through life, that he liked to create things that people couldn’t unthink,” Dall told the Denver Post.

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“When I was studying art history, I was told to unthink that notion of the starving artist in the garret,” Gordenker says.

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“They are the ones who should be looking at this moment and begin to unthink their assumptions and valuing of black women film-makers.”

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Now that she had thought it, she couldn’t unthink it.

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We cannot unthink the network; we can only think through and within it.

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