unhaunt en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + haunt.
Meanings
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(transitive) To free from a haunting influence; to exorcise.
I'm saying that we shouldn't try to unhaunt the classroom. But we should be able to appease whatever is in there and upset.
2019, William Alexander, A Festival of Ghosts, page 54:Jordsvin finds himself called upon by people outside his religion to use his trance-journeying abilities to 'unhaunt houses'.
2003, Jenny Blain, Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic, page 37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unhaunted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unhaunted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unhaunts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unhaunting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |