"undrown" meaning in English

See undrown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: undrowns [present, singular, third-person], undrowning [participle, present], undrowned [participle, past], undrowned [past]
Etymology: From un- + drown. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|drown}} un- + drown Head templates: {{en-verb}} undrown (third-person singular simple present undrowns, present participle undrowning, simple past and past participle undrowned)
  1. (rare, transitive) To remove the water from (something drowned or flooded); to unflood. Tags: rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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