unblacklist
unblacklist verb: to remove (someone or something) from a blacklist.
Verb
unblacklist (third-person singular simple present unblacklists, present participle unblacklisting, simple past and past participle unblacklisted)
- To remove (someone or something) from a blacklist.
- “But he’s blacklisted.” ¶ “You can unblacklist him. You can denazify him, or whatever the hell it’s called. All you have to do is tell the worid that he never was a commie. Which he never was. You won’t even, for a change, have to lie.”1964, Don Robertson, A Flag Full of Stars, New York, N. Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 474
Forms of unblacklist
| third-person singular present | unblacklists |
|---|---|
| present participle | unblacklisting |
| past participle | unblacklisted |
| past | unblacklisted |
Origin of unblacklist
From un- + blacklist.
Questions about unblacklist
- What does unblacklist mean?
- Unblacklist means to remove (someone or something) from a blacklist.
- What part of speech is unblacklist?
- Unblacklist is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unblacklist?
- The past tense of unblacklist is unblacklisted.
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