"unappoint" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unappoints [present, singular, third-person], unappointing [participle, present], unappointed [participle, past], unappointed [past]
Etymology: From un- + appoint. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|appoint}} un- + appoint Head templates: {{en-verb}} unappoint (third-person singular simple present unappoints, present participle unappointing, simple past and past participle unappointed)
  1. (transitive) To undo or reverse an appointment Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unappoint-en-verb-VWrQTU2O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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