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unbottom

unbottom verb: to remove the grounding or basis of.

Verb

unbottom (third-person singular simple present unbottoms, present participle unbottoming, simple past and past participle unbottomed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To remove the grounding or basis of.
    • […] to unbottom us from ourselves, to lead us to Christ, that we may center on him for righteousness and strength […]1790, John Guyse, The Standing Use of the Scripture, page 275

Forms of unbottom

third-person singular presentunbottoms
present participleunbottoming
past participleunbottomed
pastunbottomed

Origin of unbottom

From un- + bottom.

Questions about unbottom

What does unbottom mean?
Unbottom means to remove the grounding or basis of.
What part of speech is unbottom?
Unbottom is a verb.
What is the past tense of unbottom?
The past tense of unbottom is unbottomed.

Words near unbottom in the dictionary

  1. unbottle
  2. unbottleable
  3. unbottled
  4. unbottles
  5. unbottling
  6. unbottom
  7. unbottomed
  8. unbottoming
  9. unbottoms
  10. unbought
  11. unbouldered

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