"ungloss" meaning in English

See ungloss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: unglosses [plural]
Etymology: un- + gloss Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|gloss}} un- + gloss Head templates: {{en-noun}} ungloss (plural unglosses)
  1. A detail that has been made explicit through unglossing; an unglossing.
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  2. The act of unglossing.
    Sense id: en-ungloss-en-noun-g2NID2GH

Verb

Forms: unglosses [present, singular, third-person], unglossing [participle, present], unglossed [participle, past], unglossed [past]
Etymology: un- + gloss Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|gloss}} un- + gloss Head templates: {{en-verb}} ungloss (third-person singular simple present unglosses, present participle unglossing, simple past and past participle unglossed)
  1. To remove the gloss from; to make less glossy.
    Sense id: en-ungloss-en-verb-mTex5V9v
  2. To reverse the process of glossing; to make explicit what has been glossed over.
    Sense id: en-ungloss-en-verb-QbSsjFB3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 13 77 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 25 19 24 32

Inflected forms

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