unbrother
unbrother verb: to make no longer a brother; to expel from a brotherhood.
Verb
unbrother (third-person singular simple present unbrothers, present participle unbrothering, simple past and past participle unbrothered)
- To make no longer a brother; to expel from a brotherhood.
- It is not in the power of the sins of our infirmity, to unbrother us; when we look at the acts themselves, they are heinous; when at the persons, they are so much more faulty as more obliged; but when we look at the mercy of thee who hast called us, now, Who shall separate us?1808, Joseph Hall, Contemplations on the Old Testament: Books xix, xx and xxi, page 512
- Some of us take fresh heart at the thought of it, and learn that it is not in the power of infirmity to unbrother us; we are Christ's brothers; and 'brothers are brothers evermore.'1884, Charles Stanford, From Calvary to Olivet, page 151
Forms of unbrother
| third-person singular present | unbrothers |
|---|---|
| present participle | unbrothering |
| past participle | unbrothered |
| past | unbrothered |
Origin of unbrother
From un- + brother.
Questions about unbrother
- What does unbrother mean?
- Unbrother means to make no longer a brother; to expel from a brotherhood.
- What part of speech is unbrother?
- Unbrother is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unbrother?
- The past tense of unbrother is unbrothered.
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