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unaward

unaward verb: to rescind or revoke (an award).

Verb

unaward (third-person singular simple present unawards, present participle unawarding, simple past and past participle unawarded)

  1. (rare, transitive) To rescind or revoke (an award).
    • When it was revealed that Milli Vanilli did not actually sing on their albums, the Grammy was "unawarded," sort of like a marriage annulment. According to the official books, there was no best new artist of 1989.1996 October 28, Indigo Vic, “Re: Re: Hmmmmm.....”, in alt.music.indigo-girls (Usenet)
    • Unfortunately, several SMs, who are more interested in adding Eagle notches on their walking stick than real scouting, simply signed the blue cards and turned them in while knowing full well what had happened. Of course, it is virtually impossible to unaward a merit badge once it has been given to...1999 March 22, Charles C Caro, “Re: Merit Badge/BOR Questions”, in rec.scouting.usa (Usenet)

Forms of unaward

third-person singular presentunawards
present participleunawarding
past participleunawarded
pastunawarded

Origin of unaward

From un- + award.

Questions about unaward

What does unaward mean?
Unaward means to rescind or revoke (an award).
What part of speech is unaward?
Unaward is a verb.
What is the past tense of unaward?
The past tense of unaward is unawarded.

Words near unaward in the dictionary

  1. unawakenable
  2. unawakened
  3. unawakenedness
  4. unawakening
  5. unawaking
  6. unaward
  7. unawardable
  8. unawarded
  9. unawarding
  10. unawards
  11. unaware

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