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unparadises

unparadises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unparadise.

Meaning of unparadise

Verb

unparadise (third-person singular simple present unparadises, present participle unparadising, simple past and past participle unparadised)

  1. (transitive) To make (something paradisaical) less like paradise; To spoil the joy of.
    • Could you, so rich in rapture, fear an end,
      That ghastly thought would drink up all your joy,
      And quite unparadise the realms of light.1742, Edward Young, The Complaint: or Night-Thoughts on Life, Death & Immortality, Night I
  2. (transitive) To expel from or prevent from entering heaven.
    • Archangels guard the gates with flaming swords, The same, 'tis said, who at an earlier day Did man unparadise;1858, Edward Caswall, The Masque of Mary and Other Poems, page 170

Questions about unparadises

What is unparadises the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unparadises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unparadise.

Words near unparadises in the dictionary

  1. unpapering
  2. unpapers
  3. unparaded
  4. unparadise
  5. unparadised
  6. unparadises
  7. unparadising
  8. unparadox
  9. unparadoxed
  10. unparadoxes
  11. unparadoxical

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