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unbite

unbite verb: to undo the biting of.

Verb

unbite (third-person singular simple present unbites, present participle unbiting, simple past unbit, past participle unbitten)

  1. (ambitransitive, rare) To undo the biting of.
    • to unbite the apple of knowledge
    • The eel lashed again, and Tarka unbit. He swam under and bit it at the back of the neck, and again released it […]1927, Henry Williamson, Tarka the Otter

Forms of unbite

third-person singular presentunbites
present participleunbiting
pastunbit
past participleunbitten

Origin of unbite

From un- + bite.

Questions about unbite

What does unbite mean?
Unbite means to undo the biting of.
What part of speech is unbite?
Unbite is a verb.
What is the past tense of unbite?
The past tense of unbite is unbit.

Words near unbite in the dictionary

  1. unbitch
  2. unbitched
  3. unbitches
  4. unbitching
  5. unbitchy
  6. unbite
  7. unbites
  8. unbiting
  9. unbitrium
  10. unbits
  11. unbitt

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