unache
unache verb: to relieve from pain; soothe.
Verb
unache (third-person singular simple present unaches, present participle unaching, simple past and past participle unached)
- To relieve from pain; soothe
- We ate and we drank and we decided to rest our bruised selves that afternoon. We were in the twilight world now, walking where no man had ever walked before, and we felt ourselves to be golden. It was good to stretch out and try to unache.1967, Worlds of If, volume 17, number 3, page 52
- Slowly I slide my right hand under the pillow (I sleep on the right, window side) and push my left hand palm up along my thigh — a limp parody of a swimmer's crawl — and I begin to unache, from shoulder through to hand, from thigh down to feet, my back.1999, Niall Duthie, Lobster Moth, page 21
Forms of unache
| third-person singular present | unaches |
|---|---|
| present participle | unaching |
| past participle | unached |
| past | unached |
Origin of unache
From Middle English unaken, equivalent to un- + ache.
Questions about unache
- What does unache mean?
- Unache means to relieve from pain; soothe.
- What part of speech is unache?
- Unache is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unache?
- The past tense of unache is unached.
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