"unsully" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unsullies [present, singular, third-person], unsullying [participle, present], unsullied [participle, past], unsullied [past]
Etymology: un- + sully Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|sully}} un- + sully Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsully (third-person singular simple present unsullies, present participle unsullying, simple past and past participle unsullied)
  1. (transitive) To make clean (something formerly sullied). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unsully-en-verb-4CQdS2j3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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