"unrepeal" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unrepeals [present, singular, third-person], unrepealing [participle, present], unrepealed [participle, past], unrepealed [past]
Etymology: From un- + repeal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|repeal}} un- + repeal Head templates: {{en-verb}} unrepeal (third-person singular simple present unrepeals, present participle unrepealing, simple past and past participle unrepealed)
  1. To reverse a repeal; to restore a ruling or law that was repealed.
    Sense id: en-unrepeal-en-verb-H7AkQNDP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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