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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unlive en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ʌnˈlaɪv/

Etymology

From un- + live, as in alive.

Meanings

  1. (rare, transitive) To bereave or deprive of life; make unalive.

Forms

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unliving Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unlived Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unlived Tense=Past lexicographic
unlives Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

unlive en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ʌnˈlɪv/

Etymology

From un- + live.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To undo having lived (a period of time) (for example, by living it in reverse), so that it ceases to have happened.
    • I wish I could unlive the last ten years.

Forms

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unlived Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unlived Tense=Past lexicographic
unlives Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unliving Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

unmake · undo · unbe