"unlose" meaning in English

See unlose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unloses [present, singular, third-person], unlosing [participle, present], unlost [participle, past], unlost [past]
Etymology: From un- + lose. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|lose|id1=reversive}} un- + lose Head templates: {{en-verb|unloses|unlosing|unlost}} unlose (third-person singular simple present unloses, present participle unlosing, simple past and past participle unlost)
  1. (transitive, rare) To recover (something lost); to find again. Tags: rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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