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unhabit

unhabit verb: to make no longer habituated; to disaccustom.

Verb

unhabit (third-person singular simple present unhabits, present participle unhabiting, simple past and past participle unhabited)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To make no longer habituated; to disaccustom.
    • We read indeed how Reuben changed the names of the cities of Nebo and Baalmeon (because their old names, taken from false gods, resented of idolatry, Num. xxxii. 38). But so hard it is to unhabit men's mouths from old ill customs, that it seems their ancient names still prevailed in common...1869, Thomas Fuller, A Pisgah sight of Palestine, page 71

Forms of unhabit

third-person singular presentunhabits
present participleunhabiting
past participleunhabited
pastunhabited

Origin of unhabit

From un- + habit.

Questions about unhabit

What does unhabit mean?
Unhabit means to make no longer habituated; to disaccustom.
What part of speech is unhabit?
Unhabit is a verb.
What is the past tense of unhabit?
The past tense of unhabit is unhabited.

Words near unhabit in the dictionary

  1. unh
  2. unh uh
  3. unh-uh
  4. unhabile
  5. unhabilitated
  6. unhabit
  7. unhabitable
  8. unhabitableness
  9. unhabited
  10. unhabiting
  11. unhabits

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