"unbrother" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unbrothers [present, singular, third-person], unbrothering [participle, present], unbrothered [participle, past], unbrothered [past]
Etymology: un- + brother Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|brother}} un- + brother Head templates: {{en-verb}} unbrother (third-person singular simple present unbrothers, present participle unbrothering, simple past and past participle unbrothered)
  1. (transitive) To make no longer a brother; to expel from a brotherhood. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unbrother-en-verb-BnUST3aS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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

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