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unpolish

unpolish verb: to deprive of polish.

Verb

unpolish (third-person singular simple present unpolishes, present participle unpolishing, simple past and past participle unpolished)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of polish
    • unpolish my shoes
  2. to make impolite or rough.

Forms of unpolish

third-person singular presentunpolishes
present participleunpolishing
past participleunpolished
pastunpolished

Origin of unpolish

From un- + polish.

Questions about unpolish

What does unpolish mean?
Unpolish means to deprive of polish.
What part of speech is unpolish?
Unpolish is a verb.
What is the past tense of unpolish?
The past tense of unpolish is unpolished.

Words near unpolish in the dictionary

  1. unpolemically
  2. unpoliceable
  3. unpoliced
  4. unpolicemanly
  5. unpolicied
  6. unpolish
  7. unpolishable
  8. unpolished
  9. unpolishedness
  10. unpolishes
  11. unpolishing

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