"unpen" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unpens [present, singular, third-person], unpenning [participle, present], unpenned [participle, past], unpenned [past]
Etymology: un- + pen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|pen}} un- + pen Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} unpen (third-person singular simple present unpens, present participle unpenning, simple past and past participle unpenned)
  1. (transitive) To release from a pen. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unpen-en-verb-09BPnB~H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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