unact en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + act.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To undo the acting of; to reverse (an action).
[…] the only way of regaining Gods Favour is to unact what they then acted, whilst the way lies open; before length of time obscures, and effaces those antient ^([sic]) Paths to which they ought in Duty to return.
1709, Benjamin Hoadly, An humble reply to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Exeter's Answer, page 66:[…] have been so busy acting their several parts in the past, and are in the present so busy trying to unact them […]
1908, George Iles, Little Masterpieces of Autobiography, volume 6, page 133:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unacts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unacted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unacted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unacting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |