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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unshade en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + shade.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove a shade from.
    • […] remember, Miles, not to unshade the lantern till we are close to the entrance of the cave. 1846, George Payne R. James, The step-mother: or, Evil doings:
    • He leaned an elbow on her table, and covered his eyes with his hand. […] He unshaded his face after a little while, and spoke steadily. 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities:
  2. (transitive) To restore a window from its shaded (collapsed) state.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unshades Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unshading Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unshaded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unshaded Tense=Past lexicographic