untrain
untrain verb: to reverse or undo one's training; to become less trained than before.
Verb
untrain (third-person singular simple present untrains, present participle untraining, simple past and past participle untrained)
- To reverse or undo one's training; to become less trained than before
- The 11 girls […]are all trained dancers in real life who, for the purposes of "Billy Elliot," must untrain themselves for each performance and dance with two very left feet.2009 January 14, Patrick Healy, “Where Ballet Is a Boy Thing”, in New York Times
Forms of untrain
| third-person singular present | untrains |
|---|---|
| present participle | untraining |
| past participle | untrained |
| past | untrained |
Origin of untrain
From un- + train.
Questions about untrain
- What does untrain mean?
- Untrain means to reverse or undo one's training; to become less trained than before.
- What part of speech is untrain?
- Untrain is a verb.
- What is the past tense of untrain?
- The past tense of untrain is untrained.
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