"unaccept" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unaccepts [present, singular, third-person], unaccepting [participle, present], unaccepted [participle, past], unaccepted [past]
Etymology: un- + accept Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{prefix|en|un|accept}} un- + accept Head templates: {{en-verb}} unaccept (third-person singular simple present unaccepts, present participle unaccepting, simple past and past participle unaccepted)
  1. (rare) To rescind one's acceptance of. Tags: rare Hypernyms: reject Related terms: unacceptability, unacceptable, unaccepted
    Sense id: en-unaccept-en-verb-~N8Dkhi4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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