Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To persuade not to believe in the advisability, worth, or truth of something.
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- verb transitive To cause to appear less
attractive toconsumers oradherents .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Group wants to 'unsell' the drug, keep kids away from trying it even once.
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Group wants to 'unsell' the drug, keep kids away from trying it even once.
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"We're really trying to 'unsell' the drug," Mac - Lennan said.
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So, they need to "unsell" the line the client's now in love with.
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We are trying to "unsell" the idea of experimenting with P and the high impact of our presentations certainly helps get that message across. "
NZ On Screen 2010
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Great way to start off a May Day holiday! image - committee to unsell the war
Archive 2006-04-01 Michael Caddell 2006
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Great way to start off a May Day holiday! image - committee to unsell the war
Great way to start off a May Day holiday! Michael Caddell 2006
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They thought, if advertising could be used to sell products, couldn't it be used to unsell them as well?
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The landscape of Cheever Country today is, literally, a façade of a façade - mini-mansions with foreclosure signs, unsell-able gas-guzzlers with ludicrous names like
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The landscape of Cheever Country today is, literally, a façade of a façade - mini-mansions with foreclosure signs, unsell-able gas-guzzlers with ludicrous names like
The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy 2009
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