deschool

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verb

To remove the schools from; to divest (a society) of its formal education system.

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Meanings

verbdeschool (third-person singular simple present deschools, present participle deschooling, simple past and past participle deschooled)

present singular third person deschools · participle present deschooling · participle past deschooled · past deschooled

  1. transitiveTo remove the schools from; to divest (a society) of its formal education system.

    In Illich's deschooled society, schools would continue to exist but on non-compulsory basis.

    2007, Michael Kuhn, New society models for a new millennium, page 305

Origin

From de- + school.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

locoshed
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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