"unpass" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unpasses [present, singular, third-person], unpassing [participle, present], unpassed [participle, past], unpassed [past]
Etymology: un- + pass Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|pass}} un- + pass Head templates: {{en-verb}} unpass (third-person singular simple present unpasses, present participle unpassing, simple past and past participle unpassed)
  1. (transitive, rare) To undo the passing of; to cause (a law, etc.) not to have been passed. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unpass-en-verb-0x0Sth6M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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