"unsully" meaning in All languages combined

See unsully on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: unsullies [present, singular, third-person], unsullying [participle, present], unsullied [participle, past], unsullied [past]
Etymology: From un- + sully. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|sully}} un- + sully Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsully (third-person singular simple present unsullies, present participle unsullying, simple past and past participle unsullied)
  1. (transitive) To make clean (something formerly sullied). Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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