"ungrow" meaning in All languages combined

See ungrow on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: ungrows [present, singular, third-person], ungrowing [participle, present], ungrew [past], ungrown [participle, past]
Etymology: From un- + grow. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|grow}} un- + grow Head templates: {{en-verb|ungrows|ungrowing|ungrew|ungrown}} ungrow (third-person singular simple present ungrows, present participle ungrowing, simple past ungrew, past participle ungrown)
  1. (rare, ambitransitive) To reverse the process of growth; to shrink or decrease. Tags: ambitransitive, rare

Inflected forms

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