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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unpass en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + pass.

Meanings

  1. (rare, transitive) To undo the passing of; to cause (a law, etc.) not to have been passed.
    • One of the interesting features of the Universal Town Meeting as it has evolved at this time is its role in reviewing decisions of Congress to "unpass" obsolete laws, after receiving brief written arguments of 25 words or less […] 1998, Joel Levin, Roberta Kevelson, Revolutions, Institutions, Law: Eleventh Round Table on Law and Semiotics:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unpassing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unpassed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unpassed Tense=Past lexicographic
unpasses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic