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unperks

unperks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unperk.

Meaning of unperk

Verb

unperk (third-person singular simple present unperks, present participle unperking, simple past and past participle unperked)

  1. (transitive) To make (someone) less lively or enthusiastic.
    • I told him I was going into Stokenchurch in his Ford whether he drove me or not. He perked up a bit at that, but I pretty soon unperked him, and at last we got going on the road to Stokenchurch.1926, Neville Shute, chapter 1, in Marazan, London: Cassell
  2. (intransitive) To become less lively or enthusiastic.
    • […] one single woman did perk up a bit, about there being a lot of single guys there, but then she unperked when she recalled that the cost of living is higher there.2005, Warren Farrell, Why Men Earn More, New York: Amacom, Introduction, page xvi

Questions about unperks

What is unperks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unperks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unperk.

Words near unperks in the dictionary

  1. unperiwigged
  2. unperjured
  3. unperk
  4. unperked
  5. unperking
  6. unperks
  7. unperky
  8. unpermanence
  9. unpermanency
  10. unpermanent
  11. unpermanently

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