unguard en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + guard.
Meanings
- (transitive) To deprive of a guard
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(transitive) to leave unprotected.
a. 1768, Laurence Sterne, sermon When the gay and smiling aspect of things has begun to leave the passages to a man's heart thus thoughtlessly unguarded
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unguarded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unguarded | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unguarding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unguards | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |