"untaste" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʌnˈteɪst/
Rhymes: -eɪst Etymology: From un- (“absence of”) + taste. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|taste|id1=negative|t1=absence of}} un- (“absence of”) + taste Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} untaste (uncountable)
  1. Absence or lack of taste (all senses); tastelessness Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-untaste-en-noun-BeO~ULQA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 17 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 36 25 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈteɪst/ Forms: untastes [present, singular, third-person], untasting [participle, present], untasted [participle, past], untasted [past]
Rhymes: -eɪst Etymology: From un- + taste. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|taste|id1=reversive}} un- + taste Head templates: {{en-verb}} untaste (third-person singular simple present untastes, present participle untasting, simple past and past participle untasted)
  1. To deprive of taste.
    Sense id: en-untaste-en-verb-kVZ~ziBF Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 36 25 39
  2. (transitive) To lose, cancel out, or forget the taste of; reverse the tasting of Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-untaste-en-verb-k-qmCLXd Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative), English terms prefixed with un- (reversive) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 36 25 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (reversive): 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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