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unnaturing

unnaturing is the present participle and gerund of unnature.

Meaning of unnature

Verb

unnature (third-person singular simple present unnatures, present participle unnaturing, simple past and past participle unnatured)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature.
    • A right heavenly nature, indeed, as it were unnaturing them, doth so bridle them [the elements].a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

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Questions about unnaturing

What is unnaturing the present participle and gerund of?
Unnaturing is the present participle and gerund of unnature.

Words near unnaturing in the dictionary

  1. unnaturalness
  2. unnaturalnesses
  3. unnature
  4. unnatured
  5. unnatures
  6. unnaturing
  7. unnauseated
  8. unnauseating
  9. unnautical
  10. unnavigability
  11. unnavigable

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