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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unsteal en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + steal.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To reverse the process of stealing; to return, or never to have taken, something stolen.
    • If I talk you up to the prince, will that be enough? Will you unsteal the pumpkin? Return it to the library? 2014, Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams, Grimmtastic Girls #1: Cinderella Stays Late:
    • You can't unshatter a bowl any more than you can unsteal a goat. 2011, Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts, page 55:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unstolen Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unstealing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unsteals Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unstole Tense=Past lexicographic