"unlicense" meaning in English

See unlicense in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unlicenses [present, singular, third-person], unlicensing [participle, present], unlicensed [participle, past], unlicensed [past]
Etymology: un- + license Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|license}} un- + license Head templates: {{en-verb}} unlicense (third-person singular simple present unlicenses, present participle unlicensing, simple past and past participle unlicensed)
  1. (transitive) To cause no longer to be licensed; to annul the licensing of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unlicense-en-verb-thzbiHWc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unlicense meaning in English (1.2kB)

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