unpiece en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + piece.
Meanings
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(transitive) To disassemble piece by piece.
While almost anyone who’s watched a TLC rehab show can rip out a kitchen cabinet, unpiecing an entire house without having the roof collapse isn’t a job for the uninitiated.
2007 October 18, Kristina Shevory, “Recycling the Whole House”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unpieced | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unpieced | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unpiecing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unpieces | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |