"un-grieve" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: un-grieves [present, singular, third-person], un-grieving [participle, present], un-grieved [participle, past], un-grieved [past]
Etymology: un- + grieve Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|grieve}} un- + grieve Head templates: {{en-verb}} un-grieve (third-person singular simple present un-grieves, present participle un-grieving, simple past and past participle un-grieved)
  1. To stop or cause to stop grieving because the cause of grief is removed. Synonyms: ungrieve
    Sense id: en-un-grieve-en-verb-A-jd1cnI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for un-grieve meaning in English (1.8kB)

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