unperform en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + perform.
Meanings
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(transitive) To cease to perform; to undo or dismantle (a social or cultural practice) by refusing to take part.
Set against the ongoing legacy of minstrelsy, Banks argues against race as a meaningful category and brings to our attention strategies to unperform and dismantle it.
2006, Jan Cohen-Cruz, Mady Schutzman, A Boal Companion: Dialogues on Theatre and Cultural Politics (page 7)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unperforming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unperformed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unperformed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unperforms | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |