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unblighting

unblighting is the present participle and gerund of unblight.

Meaning of unblight

Verb

unblight (third-person singular simple present unblights, present participle unblighting, simple past and past participle unblighted)

  1. (transitive) To undo the blighting of; to cure or ameliorate.
    • Despite their criticism I can't help feeling very pleased with this device for using planning permissions not to blight but to unblight areas.1976, Richard Howard Stafford Crossman, The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister: 1964-1966, page 404

Questions about unblighting

What is unblighting the present participle and gerund of?
Unblighting is the present participle and gerund of unblight.

Words near unblighting in the dictionary

  1. unblessings
  2. unblest
  3. unblight
  4. unblightable
  5. unblighted
  6. unblighting
  7. unblights
  8. unblind
  9. unblinded
  10. unblindered
  11. unblindfold

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