unspill en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + spill.
Meanings
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(transitive) Hypothetically, to undo the spilling of.
If the coffee is currently being spilled, I can't unspill it. And here's the kicker. You can't change the future, because it hasn't happened yet.
2016, David Zelman, If I Can, You Can: Transformation Made Easy:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unspilt | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unspilt | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unspilling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unspills | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unspilled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unspilled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |