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unsphere

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ʌnˈsfɪə/
  • rhymes with -ɪə

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verb

Meaning 1

To remove from a sphere, as in celestial bodies; to remove from the heavens.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • c 1594–1611: Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale You put me off with limber vows; but I, Though you would seek t’ unsphere the stars with oaths, Should yet say ‘Sir, no going.’

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English unsphere From un- + sphere.