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unappoint

/ˌʌnəˈpɔɪnt/

unappoint verb: to undo or reverse an appointment.

Verb

unappoint (third-person singular simple present unappoints, present participle unappointing, simple past and past participle unappointed)

  1. (transitive) To undo or reverse an appointment.
    • "If Mazzilli appointed him," Costa e Silva retorted, "he is going to unappoint him."1991, John W. F. Dulles, Carlos Lacerda, Brazilian Crusader: The years 1960-1977, page 232

Forms of unappoint

third-person singular presentunappoints
present participleunappointing
past participleunappointed
pastunappointed

Origin of unappoint

From un- + appoint. Compare Middle English disapoynten (“to unappoint”).

Questions about unappoint

What does unappoint mean?
Unappoint means to undo or reverse an appointment.
What part of speech is unappoint?
Unappoint is a verb.
How do you pronounce unappoint?
Unappoint is pronounced /ˌʌnəˈpɔɪnt/.
What is the past tense of unappoint?
The past tense of unappoint is unappointed.

Words near unappoint in the dictionary

  1. unapplicable
  2. unapplied
  3. unapplies
  4. unapply
  5. unapplying
  6. unappoint
  7. unappointable
  8. unappointed
  9. unapportionable
  10. unapportioned
  11. unapposed

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