"unacquire" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unacquires [present, singular, third-person], unacquiring [participle, present], unacquired [participle, past], unacquired [past]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From un- + acquire. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|acquire}} un- + acquire Head templates: {{en-verb}} unacquire (third-person singular simple present unacquires, present participle unacquiring, simple past and past participle unacquired)
  1. (computing, transitive) To lose or get rid of; reverse the possession or acquisition of; unget Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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