unstamp en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + stamp.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To undo the act of stamping something; to remove a stamp from.
If you gave a wrong number he would penalize you by marking an extra bag for Mangoloana which meant that you would have to fight to get him to unstamp that bag.
1986, William Beinart, Peter Delius, Stanley Trapido, Putting a Plough to the Ground, page 352:At present let man sin as he may, and strive as he will, to unstamp his soul of the seal of God upon it, and the superscription of original virtue, he cannot do it.
1843, James Garbett (Archdeacon of Chichester), Parochial Sermons (volume 1, page 267)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unstamps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unstamping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unstamped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unstamped | Tense=Past | lexicographic |