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un·sell

 (ŭn-sĕl′)
tr.v. un·sold (-sōld′), un·sell·ing, un·sells
To persuade not to believe in the advisability, worth, or truth of something.
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unsell

(ʌnˈsɛl)
vb (tr)
to speak unfavourably and off-puttingly of (something or someone)
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un•sell

(ʌnˈsɛl)

v.t. -sold, -sell•ing.
to dissuade from a belief in the desirability, value, wisdom, or truth of something.
[1925–30]
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