"unkill" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unkills [present, singular, third-person], unkilling [participle, present], unkilled [participle, past], unkilled [past]
Etymology: un- + kill Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|kill|id1=reversive}} un- + kill Head templates: {{en-verb}} unkill (third-person singular simple present unkills, present participle unkilling, simple past and past participle unkilled)
  1. (rare, transitive) To bring (something killed) back to life. Tags: rare, transitive Synonyms: revive, restore
    Sense id: en-unkill-en-verb-T7VQ33Tl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (reversive)

Inflected forms

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