"unprepare" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unprepares [present, singular, third-person], unpreparing [participle, present], unprepared [participle, past], unprepared [past]
Etymology: un- + prepare Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|prepare|id1=reversive}} un- + prepare Head templates: {{en-verb}} unprepare (third-person singular simple present unprepares, present participle unpreparing, simple past and past participle unprepared)
  1. (transitive) To undo the preparation of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unprepare-en-verb-7egUHkin Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (reversive)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unprepare meaning in English (1.8kB)

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