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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

orphan off en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To treat (a child) as an orphan, such as by sending them into foster care or adopting them out.
  2. (transitive) To remove all links to (something), leaving it an orphan; to render a technical item (website, function, etc.) useless by removing references that call on it.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
orphans off Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
orphaning off Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
orphaned off Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
orphaned off Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

orphan · orphan