unstone en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + stone.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To undo the stoning of; to transform back from stone.
The unstoning of Hermione—itself a fairy tale and mythic restoration, stone into flesh—turns her to something Leontes links with food: […]
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unstoning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unstones | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unstoned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unstoned | Tense=Past | lexicographic |