"unadapt" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unadapts [present, singular, third-person], unadapting [participle, present], unadapted [participle, past], unadapted [past]
Etymology: un- + adapt Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|adapt}} un- + adapt Head templates: {{en-verb}} unadapt (third-person singular simple present unadapts, present participle unadapting, simple past and past participle unadapted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To undo the process of adaptation; to revert or restore to an original form. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-unadapt-en-verb-nwPvfdu0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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