unspot en · VERB
Etymology
un- + spot
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To remove spots from.
[…] a visual, such as the "unspotting" of a Dalmatian, can both create an expectation and then violate it. The Dalmatian losing her spots, therefore, violates our experience with Dalmatians' spots, yet also creates an expectation that this ad will most likely advertise a product for dogs.
2014, Edward F. McQuarrie, Barbara J. Phillips, Go Figure! New Directions in Advertising Rhetoric (page 146)[…] to unspot the Leopard, and whiten the Blackmoor […]
1709, Rev. Michael Pope (the Elder), Life and Death considered (page 83)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unspotting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unspotted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unspotted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unspots | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |