"unmould" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unmoulds [present, singular, third-person], unmoulding [participle, present], unmoulded [participle, past], unmoulded [past], unmold [alternative]
Etymology: From un- + mould. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|mould}} un- + mould Head templates: {{en-verb}} unmould (third-person singular simple present unmoulds, present participle unmoulding, simple past and past participle unmoulded)
  1. (transitive) To remove from a mould. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unmould-en-verb-8yf1K77L Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 52 48
  2. (transitive) To change the form of; to reduce or unmake from any form. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unmould-en-verb-wGpRjPov Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85

Inflected forms

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