unbase
unbase verb: to remove or shift the base or basis of.
Verb
unbase (third-person singular simple present unbases, present participle unbasing, simple past and past participle unbased)
- To remove or shift the base or basis of.
- But, sir, this is a question that has a native tendency to unbase the mind, to throw it completely off its balance; and its discussion is therefore to be approached and conducted with the utmost caution.1824, United States. Congress. House, Discussion of the Greek Question, page 23
- The reckless, but often noble spirits who helped mainly to unbase the edifice, are often buried under its ruins; […]1837, Sketches in the Pyrenees, volume 1, page 26
Forms of unbase
| third-person singular present | unbases |
|---|---|
| present participle | unbasing |
| past participle | unbased |
| past | unbased |
Origin of unbase
From un- + base.
Questions about unbase
- What does unbase mean?
- Unbase means to remove or shift the base or basis of.
- What part of speech is unbase?
- Unbase is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unbase?
- The past tense of unbase is unbased.
Words near unbase in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unbase (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “unbase.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/unbase. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.