"uninform" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: uninforms [present, singular, third-person], uninforming [participle, present], uninformed [participle, past], uninformed [past]
Etymology: From un- + inform, or a back-formation from uninformed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|inform}} un- + inform, {{back-formation|en|uninformed|nocap=1}} back-formation from uninformed Head templates: {{en-verb}} uninform (third-person singular simple present uninforms, present participle uninforming, simple past and past participle uninformed)
  1. (transitive) To revert (someone) to an uninformed state; reverse the informing of Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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