"unexist" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unexists [present, singular, third-person], unexisting [participle, present], unexisted [participle, past], unexisted [past]
Etymology: From un- + exist. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|exist}} un- + exist Head templates: {{en-verb}} unexist (third-person singular simple present unexists, present participle unexisting, simple past and past participle unexisted)
  1. (intransitive, colloquial) To not exist, or to cease to exist. Tags: colloquial, intransitive
    Sense id: en-unexist-en-verb-d4JFZxhd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 45 55
  2. (transitive, colloquial) To cause (someone or something) to not exist. Tags: colloquial, transitive
    Sense id: en-unexist-en-verb-fv0sJq-N Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unexist Related terms: inexistence, inexistent

Inflected forms

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