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unbank

unbank verb: synonym of debank.

Verb (1)

unbank (third-person singular simple present unbanks, present participle unbanking, simple past and past participle unbanked)

  1. Synonym of debank
    • We must..use a bank to unbank the banks, to the extent that may be necessary.1834, J. C. Calhoun, Works (1874), volume 2, page 363
    Synonyms:
    debank

Verb (2)

unbank (third-person singular simple present unbanks, present participle unbanking, simple past and past participle unbanked)

  1. (transitive) To remove a bank (slope) or barrier from; to open by, or as if by, the removal of a bank.
    • We may forget them, ay forget the world,
      Its cares, its kingdoms, and unbank the hours1842, Henry Taylor, Edwin the Fair
  2. (transitive) To make (a fire) burn up by raking off the ashes from the top, opening draughts, etc.

Synonyms of unbank

Forms of unbank

third-person singular presentunbanks
present participleunbanking
past participleunbanked
pastunbanked

Origin of unbank

From un- + bank (“a financial institution”).

From un- + bank (“embankment”).

Questions about unbank

What does unbank mean?
Unbank means synonym of debank.
What part of speech is unbank?
Unbank is a verb.
What is the past tense of unbank?
The past tense of unbank is unbanked.

Words near unbank in the dictionary

  1. unbanish
  2. unbanishable
  3. unbanished
  4. unbanishes
  5. unbanishing
  6. unbank
  7. unbankable
  8. unbanked
  9. unbanking
  10. unbankrupt
  11. unbankruptable

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