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un-grieve

un-grieve verb: to stop or cause to stop grieving because the cause of grief is removed.

Verb

un-grieve (third-person singular simple present un-grieves, present participle un-grieving, simple past and past participle un-grieved)

  1. To stop or cause to stop grieving because the cause of grief is removed.
    • God was deeply grieved and there was no one to un-grieve Him quickly enough.2012, Dr. Joseph Luxum, War in a Bottle
    • They've grieved you for years and now they're being asked to un-grieve you, and, sadly, that just isn't something that very many people understand because, well, it's never been a possibility before now.2014, John Corey Whaley, Noggin

Forms of un-grieve

third-person singular presentun-grieves
present participleun-grieving
past participleun-grieved
pastun-grieved
alternative formungrieve

Origin of un-grieve

From un- + grieve.

Questions about un-grieve

What does un-grieve mean?
Un-grieve means to stop or cause to stop grieving because the cause of grief is removed.
What part of speech is un-grieve?
Un-grieve is a verb.
What is the past tense of un-grieve?
The past tense of un-grieve is un-grieved.

Words near un-grieve in the dictionary

  1. un-forgotten
  2. un-friend
  3. un-friended
  4. un-friending
  5. un-friends
  6. un-grieve
  7. un-grieved
  8. un-grieves
  9. un-grieving
  10. un-Hellenic
  11. un-include

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