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undean

undean verb: to deprive of the office or dignity of a dean.

Verb

undean (third-person singular simple present undeans, present participle undeaning, simple past and past participle undeaned)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of the office or dignity of a dean.
    • […]said Mr. Slope, with a deanish sort of smirk on his face. […] Mr. Thorne gave him a look which undeaned him completely for the moment, but [Mr. Slope] soon remembered his high hopes […]1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers
    • The nature of the role of former dean is developed through careful onboarding strategies for the new dean and interactions with a new set of constituents who perceive the dean as a former dean.2016, A. I. Meleis, “The undeaning transition: Toward becoming a former dean”, in Nursing Outlook, volume 64, number 2

Forms of undean

third-person singular presentundeans
present participleundeaning
past participleundeaned
pastundeaned

Origin of undean

From un- + dean.

Questions about undean

What does undean mean?
Undean means to deprive of the office or dignity of a dean.
What part of speech is undean?
Undean is a verb.
What is the past tense of undean?
The past tense of undean is undeaned.

Words near undean in the dictionary

  1. undeafferented
  2. undeafing
  3. undeafs
  4. undealable
  5. undealt
  6. undean
  7. undeaned
  8. undeaning
  9. undeans
  10. undear
  11. undeath

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