"unbefit" meaning in English

See unbefit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unbefits [present, singular, third-person], unbefitting [participle, present], unbefitted [participle, past], unbefitted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} unbefit (third-person singular simple present unbefits, present participle unbefitting, simple past and past participle unbefitted)
  1. (transitive, archaic, rare) Not to befit or suit; to be inappropriate for. Tags: archaic, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unbefit-en-verb-Wh3rbZhA
  2. (transitive, archaic, rare) To make unfit or unsuitable. Tags: archaic, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unbefit-en-verb-PVwiFu41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unbefit meaning in English (1.9kB)

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