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to unenroll

to unenroll

4.8
To remove yourself or someone else from a course
  • verb
  • /ˌʌnɪnˈroʊl/
  • US
translation icon : desinscribirse
  • Judy wrote a letter to the principal unenrolling Nathan from French camp.

Examples

  • She decided to unenroll from the online course because it didn't meet her expectations.

  • The school allowed parents to unenroll their children if they were transferring to a different institution.

  • - You could always unenroll.

    Blue Like Jazz (2012)

  • I'm stuck for another month before I can unenroll and push the book out to other platforms.

    Blog text (11)

  • I can't unenroll.

    Blue Like Jazz (2012)

  • After realizing that the program was not for him, he chose to unenroll before the deadline.

Synonyms

to withdraw
vsto unenroll
466 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

is the formal administrative removal from a program or institution
to drop out
vsto unenroll
214 3.0

To leave a course, competition or group before finishing

is formal removal from a program or institution rather than informal leaving
to pull out
vsto unenroll
206 3.4

To stop being involved in an activity or agreement

is the formal removal from a program or institution rather than informal withdrawal
to pull out of
vsto unenroll
79 3.2

Leave an activity or agreement you had joined

is formal removal from a program or institution rather than general cancellation of participation
to opt out
vsto unenroll
50 3.5

To choose not to take part in something

is a formal administrative removal from a program or institution rather than a simple choice
to drop the course
vsto unenroll
  • US
1 3.0

Officially stop attending a class before it ends

is removal from an entire program or institution rather than one class
to decommit
vsto unenroll
1 8.4

To officially take back a promise or plan

is formal removal from a program or institution rather than cancelling a promise
to disenroll
vsto unenroll
  • US
1 6.8

To stop being signed up for a course, program, or school

is the identical administrative action but used as an alternate form

Antonyms

to register
603 2.8

To record information officially, for example names or events

to enroll
  • US
164 2.7

To register officially to take a course or join a group

Surface Forms

unenroll infinitive
unenrolled past
unenrolled past participle
unenrolling present participle
unenrolls third person singular

Morphology

unenroll = enroll (transparent) = un + enroll

The negating prefix 'un-' is productively applied to the verb 'enroll', so the meaning 'to remove from enrollment' is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word unenroll begins with un- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from enroll, which comes from roll meaning 'list'. Think of a class list of names: to unenroll is to be taken off that list or to leave a course.