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undumbs

undumbs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of undumb.

Meaning of undumb

Verb

undumb (third-person singular simple present undumbs, present participle undumbing, simple past and past participle undumbed)

  1. to make no longer dumb.
    • One of her earlier bosses said of her: “She gives people a chance to undumb themselves—she asks lots of questions, gives careful feedback, delegates complete tasks with careful instructions.1989 January 1, Michael Lombardo, Robert Eichinger, Preventing Derailment: What To Do Before It's Too Late, Center for Creative Leadership, →ISBN, page 12

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What is undumbs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Undumbs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of undumb.

Words near undumbs in the dictionary

  1. undumb
  2. undumbed
  3. undumber
  4. undumbest
  5. undumbing
  6. undumbs
  7. undump
  8. undumpable
  9. undumped
  10. undumping
  11. undumpish

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