"unbelieve" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unbelieves [present, singular, third-person], unbelieving [participle, present], unbelieved [participle, past], unbelieved [past]
Etymology: From un- + believe. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|believe}} un- + believe Head templates: {{en-verb}} unbelieve (third-person singular simple present unbelieves, present participle unbelieving, simple past and past participle unbelieved)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To lose, abandon, or relinquish belief in; stop believing. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-unbelieve-en-verb-qPgWiJbe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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