undiscover
undiscover verb: to forget or revoke the discovery of (something discovered earlier).
Verb
undiscover (third-person singular simple present undiscovers, present participle undiscovering, simple past and past participle undiscovered)
- To forget or revoke the discovery of (something discovered earlier).
- It's been happening since man discovered war, and it'll keep on till he undiscovers it, if he ever […]1995, John Dalmas, The Lion of Farside
- “I want...” I began, “I suppose...I am trying, for lack of a better word, to un-recall these words. To undiscover these things.”
“Don't you mean forget?” Throneberry said.
I shook my head. “I don't know. Maybe. But forgetting is too weak a word for what I want. I want the words to disappear not...2013, Rusty Whitener, A Season of Mysteries
Forms of undiscover
| third-person singular present | undiscovers |
|---|---|
| present participle | undiscovering |
| past participle | undiscovered |
| past | undiscovered |
Origin of undiscover
From un- + discover.
Questions about undiscover
- What does undiscover mean?
- Undiscover means to forget or revoke the discovery of (something discovered earlier).
- What part of speech is undiscover?
- Undiscover is a verb.
- What is the past tense of undiscover?
- The past tense of undiscover is undiscovered.
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