unimprint
unimprint verb: to undo, in (a person or animal), the psychological process of imprinting.
Verb
unimprint (third-person singular simple present unimprints, present participle unimprinting, simple past and past participle unimprinted)
- To undo, in (a person or animal), the psychological process of imprinting.
- Even more importantly: the psychoanalytic method of showing him the origins of his “imprinting” would hardly help unimprint him; […]1979, George D. Goldman, Donald S. Milman, Modern Man, page 99
- Once ducklings are imprinted on someone or something, it's virtually impossible to unimprint them. Another feature of imprinting is that it must take place soon after the duckling is hatched or it won't take place at all.1991, Judith Rich Harris, Robert M. Liebert, The Child: A Contemporary View of Development, page 203
Forms of unimprint
| third-person singular present | unimprints |
|---|---|
| present participle | unimprinting |
| past participle | unimprinted |
| past | unimprinted |
Origin of unimprint
From un- + imprint.
Questions about unimprint
- What does unimprint mean?
- Unimprint means to undo, in (a person or animal), the psychological process of imprinting.
- What part of speech is unimprint?
- Unimprint is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unimprint?
- The past tense of unimprint is unimprinted.
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