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unparadising

unparadising is the present participle and gerund 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 unparadising

What is unparadising the present participle and gerund of?
Unparadising is the present participle and gerund of unparadise.

Words near unparadising in the dictionary

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

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