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unget

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ʌnˈɡɛt/

1

verb

Meaning 1

The opposite action of get (in various senses)

To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten or unborn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

The opposite action of get (in various senses)

To unacquire; relinquish; release; get rid of; lose; lose hold of; forget

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + get; compare unbeget, Middle English ungeten (“unbegotten; not won; not captured”).