"unboldface" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unboldfaces [present, singular, third-person], unboldfacing [participle, present], unboldfaced [participle, past], unboldfaced [past]
Etymology: From un- + boldface. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|boldface}} un- + boldface Head templates: {{en-verb}} unboldface (third-person singular simple present unboldfaces, present participle unboldfacing, simple past and past participle unboldfaced)
  1. To make not boldface.
    Sense id: en-unboldface-en-verb-qfjZwqAG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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