unfound
unfound adjective: not found.
Adjective
unfound (not comparable)
- Not found.
Verb (1)
unfound (third-person singular simple present unfounds, present participle unfounding, simple past and past participle unfounded)
- To disestablish; to undo the founding of.
- The Etruscans and Romans practiced destructive rituals to deconsecrate temples and “unfound” cities. Such practices were necessary to remove an old god from his or her temple when rededicating a site to a new deity.2014, Jason Colavito, Jason and the Argonauts through the Ages, McFarland, →ISBN
Verb (2)
unfound (third-person singular simple present unfounds, present participle unfounding, simple past and past participle unfounded)
- To dismiss a criminal charge as unfounded.
- Manitoba had the second-lowest provincial rate, and Winnipeg police unfounded only 2 per cent of allegations. (Police and other experts who deal with the issue routinely use “unfound” as a verb.)2017 February 3, Robyn Doolittle, “Unfounded: Why Police Dismiss 1 in 5 Sexual Assault Claims as Baseless”, in The Globe and Mail
- Synonyms:
- no-crime
Synonyms of unfound
Forms of unfound
| third-person singular present | unfounds |
|---|---|
| present participle | unfounding |
| past participle | unfounded |
| past | unfounded |
Origin of unfound
From un- + found (“discovered”).
From un- + found (“establish”).
Back-formation from unfounded.
Words that rhyme with unfound
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- abound
- bound
- hound
- profound
- impound
- unbound
- underground
- crowned
- found
- remound
- surround
- unsound
- aground
- embrowned
- expound
- gound
- overground
- sqround
- surround sound
- unconfound
- uncrowned
- astound
- baffound
- below ground
- blound
- browned
- charging the mound
- clowned
- downed
- drowned
- found sound
- frowned
- gowned
- interwound
- lb
- newfound
- overwound
- playaround
- reground
- renowned
- rewound
- unrenowned
- unwound
- wound
- York round
Questions about unfound
- What does unfound mean?
- Unfound means not found.
- What part of speech is unfound?
- Unfound can be an adjective or a verb.
Words near unfound in the dictionary
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