"unfail" meaning in All languages combined

See unfail on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: unfails [present, singular, third-person], unfailing [participle, present], unfailed [participle, past], unfailed [past]
Etymology: From un- + fail. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|fail}} un- + fail Head templates: {{en-verb}} unfail (third-person singular simple present unfails, present participle unfailing, simple past and past participle unfailed)
  1. (uncommon, nonstandard) To undo or reverse the failure of; to return to an unfailed state. Tags: nonstandard, uncommon
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          "ref": "1997, Cay S. Horstmann, Practical Object-Oriented Development in C++ and Java, Wiley:",
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          "ref": "2007, United States, United States House Committee on Financial Services, Federal housing response to Hurricane Katrina: hearing before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, February 06, 2007, page 135:",
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          "ref": "2007, David Kerr, Liu Fei, Fei Liu, The International Politics of EU-China Relations, Oxford University Press, page 305:",
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