"unform" meaning in English

See unform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unforms [present, singular, third-person], unforming [participle, present], unformed [participle, past], unformed [past]
Etymology: From un- + form. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|form}} un- + form Head templates: {{en-verb}} unform (third-person singular simple present unforms, present participle unforming, simple past and past participle unformed)
  1. To destroy the form of; to decompose, or resolve into parts; to unmake.

Inflected forms

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