"unbecome" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unbecomes [present, singular, third-person], unbecoming [participle, present], unbecame [past], unbecome [participle, past]
Etymology: From un- + become. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|become}} un- + become Head templates: {{en-verb|unbecomes|unbecoming|unbecame|unbecome}} unbecome (third-person singular simple present unbecomes, present participle unbecoming, simple past unbecame, past participle unbecome)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To misbecome. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-unbecome-en-verb-TWIXUyYf
  2. (copulative) To become not, especially when one was previously not before a process of becoming what one currently is. Tags: copulative
    Sense id: en-unbecome-en-verb-qSq~M2Jp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90

Inflected forms

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