"unboldface" meaning in English

See unboldface in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unboldfaces [present, singular, third-person], unboldfacing [participle, present], unboldfaced [participle, past], unboldfaced [past]
Etymology: From un- + boldface. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|boldface}} un- + boldface Head templates: {{en-verb}} unboldface (third-person singular simple present unboldfaces, present participle unboldfacing, simple past and past participle unboldfaced)
  1. To make not boldface.

Inflected forms

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