unmembering
unmembering is the present participle and gerund of unmember.
Meaning of unmember
Verb
unmember (third-person singular simple present unmembers, present participle unmembering, simple past and past participle unmembered)
- To deprive of membership, as for example in a church.
- ["Non-confoederate persons, in their sense are "Non members of the Church, &c.] and consequently their children have no title to Baptisme, (which is one of our Authours arguments in pag. 10 of his book, borrow'd from Mr. Hooker, part. 2, p. 24, whereby he unmembers and unchurches all not so...1652, Daniel Cawdrey, A sober answer to a serious question propounded by mr. G. Firmin
- To dismember.
- Beneath thy hand we lie— Unmembered, broken, bleeding hearts, Nor dare to question why.1881, Drummond Welburn, Memoir of William Kendrick, page 117
Questions about unmembering
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- Unmembering is the present participle and gerund of unmember.
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