"unstamp" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unstamps [present, singular, third-person], unstamping [participle, present], unstamped [participle, past], unstamped [past]
Etymology: un- + stamp Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|stamp}} un- + stamp Head templates: {{en-verb}} unstamp (third-person singular simple present unstamps, present participle unstamping, simple past and past participle unstamped)
  1. (rare, transitive) To undo the act of stamping something; to remove a stamp from. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unstamp-en-verb-CDkQDEeo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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