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unearn

unearn verb: no longer to deserve (privileges, respect, etc.) that one had previously earned.

Verb

unearn (third-person singular simple present unearns, present participle unearning, simple past and past participle unearned or unearnt)

  1. (transitive) No longer to deserve (privileges, respect, etc.) that one had previously earned.

Forms of unearn

third-person singular presentunearns
present participleunearning
past participleunearned
pastunearned
past participleunearnt
pastunearnt

Origin of unearn

From un- + earn.

Questions about unearn

What does unearn mean?
Unearn means no longer to deserve (privileges, respect, etc.) that one had previously earned.
What part of speech is unearn?
Unearn is a verb.
What is the past tense of unearn?
The past tense of unearn is unearned.

Words near unearn in the dictionary

  1. uneagerly
  2. uneagerness
  3. Uneapa
  4. uneared
  5. unearmarked
  6. unearn
  7. unearnable
  8. unearned
  9. unearned income
  10. unearned incomes
  11. unearned increment

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