unblight en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + blight.
Meanings
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(transitive) To undo the blighting of; to cure or ameliorate.
How to unblight the apple
1992, Richard Foerster, Sudden Harbor: Poems, page 42:Despite their criticism I can't help feeling very pleased with this device for using planning permissions not to blight but to unblight areas.
1976, Richard Howard Stafford Crossman, The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister: 1964-1966, page 404:[…] the preservationist who sees the restoration of such cultural assets as a way to unblight and revitalize our decaying cities.
1983, National Geographic, volume 164, page 279:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unblights | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unblighted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unblighted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unblighting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |