"unsoil" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unsoils [present, singular, third-person], unsoiling [participle, present], unsoiled [participle, past], unsoiled [past]
Etymology: un- + soil Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|soil}} un- + soil Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsoil (third-person singular simple present unsoils, present participle unsoiling, simple past and past participle unsoiled)
  1. (transitive) To remove dirt or stains from. Tags: transitive Related terms: unsoiling
    Sense id: en-unsoil-en-verb-KpUk0wZ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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