"unassign" meaning in English

See unassign in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unassigns [present, singular, third-person], unassigning [participle, present], unassigned [participle, past], unassigned [past]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From un- + assign. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{prefix|en|un|assign}} un- + assign Head templates: {{en-verb}} unassign (third-person singular simple present unassigns, present participle unassigning, simple past and past participle unassigned)
  1. (chiefly computing) To remove or undo the assignment of. Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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