unstir en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + stir.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) Hypothetically, to undo the act of stirring or being stirred.
Similarly, you cannot 'unstir' the sugar from a cup of coffee once it has been dissolved, and you never see a pile of ash in the fireplace 'unburn' to become a log of wood again.
2002, Jim Al-Khalili, Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines, page 122:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unstirring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unstirs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unstirred | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unstirred | Tense=Past | lexicographic |