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unhabiting

unhabiting is the present participle and gerund of unhabit.

Meaning of unhabit

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

Questions about unhabiting

What is unhabiting the present participle and gerund of?
Unhabiting is the present participle and gerund of unhabit.

Words near unhabiting in the dictionary

  1. unhabilitated
  2. unhabit
  3. unhabitable
  4. unhabitableness
  5. unhabited
  6. unhabiting
  7. unhabits
  8. unhabitual
  9. unhabitually
  10. unhabituate
  11. unhabituated

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