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unbase en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + base.

Meanings

1. (rare, transitive) To remove or shift the base or basis of.
   • But, sir, this is a question that has a native tendency to unbase the mind, to throw it completely off its balance; and its discussion is therefore to be approached and conducted with the utmost caution. 1824, United States. Congress. House, Discussion of the Greek Question, page 23:
   • The reckless, but often noble spirits who helped mainly to unbase the edifice, are often buried under its ruins; […] 1837, Sketches in the Pyrenees, volume 1, page 26:

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