unform en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + form.
Meanings
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To destroy the form of; to decompose, or resolve into parts; to unmake.
Such are a few of the numerous causes that contribute to the disunion of concrete bodies, and powerfully co-operate with that wonderful fluid which alternately forms and unforms; which creates , decomposes , and regenerates all nature.
1826, John Mason Good, “Lecture VII. On Geology. (The Subject Continued.)”, in The Book of Nature. […], volumes I (Series I. Nature of the Material World; […].), London: […] [A[ndrew] & R[obert] Spottiswoode] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, […], →OCLC, page 154:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unformed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unformed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unforming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unforms | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |