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unfence

unfence verb: to remove a fence (from).

Verb

unfence (third-person singular simple present unfences, present participle unfencing, simple past and past participle unfenced)

  1. (transitive) To remove a fence (from)
  2. To remove restrictions on the use of
    • unfence the funds
    • So that money has been appropriated. It is on the line. And the vote is merely to unfence that money , and allow us to obligate it.1985, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, Defense Department authorization and oversight, page 820

Forms of unfence

third-person singular presentunfences
present participleunfencing
past participleunfenced
pastunfenced

Origin of unfence

From un- + fence.

Questions about unfence

What does unfence mean?
Unfence means to remove a fence (from).
What part of speech is unfence?
Unfence is a verb.
What is the past tense of unfence?
The past tense of unfence is unfenced.

Words near unfence in the dictionary

  1. unfeminist
  2. unfeminize
  3. unfeminized
  4. unfeminizes
  5. unfeminizing
  6. unfence
  7. unfenced
  8. unfences
  9. unfencing
  10. unfendered
  11. unfenestrated

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