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)
- 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
- Could you, so rich in rapture, fear an end,
- 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
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- Unparadises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unparadise.
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