"unvolunteer" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unvolunteers [present, singular, third-person], unvolunteering [participle, present], unvolunteered [participle, past], unvolunteered [past]
Etymology: un- + volunteer Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|volunteer}} un- + volunteer Head templates: {{en-verb}} unvolunteer (third-person singular simple present unvolunteers, present participle unvolunteering, simple past and past participle unvolunteered)
  1. (intransitive) To withdraw from volunteering; to revoke one's own voluntary status. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-unvolunteer-en-verb-8cULg~ur Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2008, Carl Wells, The Army of God: the Church, page 26",
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          "ref": "2020, Family Guardian Fellowship, The Great IRS Hoax, Form #11.302",
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        "(intransitive) To withdraw from volunteering; to revoke one's own voluntary status."
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