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unkill

unkill verb: to bring (something killed) back to life.

Verb

unkill (third-person singular simple present unkills, present participle unkilling, simple past and past participle unkilled)

  1. (rare, transitive) To bring (something killed) back to life.
    • We killed agriculture in the past. Now is the time to unkill it.1992, Kola Omojola, At the crossroads: challenges and options for Nigeria, page 231
    Synonyms:
    revive, restore

Synonyms of unkill

Forms of unkill

third-person singular presentunkills
present participleunkilling
past participleunkilled
pastunkilled

Origin of unkill

From un- + kill.

Questions about unkill

What does unkill mean?
Unkill means to bring (something killed) back to life.
What part of speech is unkill?
Unkill is a verb.
What is the past tense of unkill?
The past tense of unkill is unkilled.

Words near unkill in the dictionary

  1. unkidnapped
  2. unkidnapping
  3. unkidnaps
  4. unkie
  5. unkies
  6. unkill
  7. unkillability
  8. unkillable
  9. unkillableness
  10. unkilled
  11. unkilling

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