"unbombast" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unbombasts [present, singular, third-person], unbombasting [participle, present], unbombasted [participle, past], unbombasted [past]
Etymology: un- + bombast Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|bombast}} un- + bombast Head templates: {{en-verb}} unbombast (third-person singular simple present unbombasts, present participle unbombasting, simple past and past participle unbombasted)
  1. (transitive, rare) To take down or discredit (bombastic speech or writing). Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unbombast-en-verb-n7YWjnHr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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