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unbottoming

unbottoming is the present participle and gerund of unbottom.

Meaning of unbottom

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

Questions about unbottoming

What is unbottoming the present participle and gerund of?
Unbottoming is the present participle and gerund of unbottom.

Words near unbottoming in the dictionary

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

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