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unpost en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + post.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove or retract (something previously posted, such as an electronic message).
    • Do you have any photos or texts you wish you could “unpost”? 2016, Patti Greene, Anchor Me: Laying a Foundation in Bible Study and Prayer:
    • There will be arguments, and you'll disagree with someone's point-of-view. You'll even get mad. But once you've posted an angry article, you can't unpost it. 1997, Ted Pedersen, Francis Moss, Internet for Kids!: A Beginner's Guide to Surfing the Net, page 63:
    • […] and identifying good checkpoints when backups should be taken (in case you have to go back to the previous state), say for example, before starting the posting of transactions, as you can't unpost them easily if you found an issue. 2017, Rahul Mohta, Yogesh Kasat, J. J. Yadav, Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, page 449:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unposts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unposted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unposted Tense=Past lexicographic
unposting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic