unpray
UK/ʌnˈpɹeɪ/
unpray verb: to annul or revoke (something previously prayed for) by prayer.
Verb
unpray (third-person singular simple present unprays, present participle unpraying, simple past and past participle unprayed)
- To annul or revoke (something previously prayed for) by prayer.
- he found himselfe overwhelmed in the injoying of his desire, and being enrich't with an intolerable commoditie, he must now unpray his prayers[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- That even vvhiles the infirmity of his [Jesus's] humane nature ſtarted at the apprehenſion of vvhat he vvas to ſuffer, and prayed againſt it, yet the freeneſs and purity of his obedience carried [him] on to it, and made him, as it vvere, un-pray vvhat he had before prayed: […]1676, [Matthew Hale], “The Knowledge of Christ Crucified”, in Contemplations Moral and Divine. […], London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbury […], and John Leigh […], →OCLC, page 232
Forms of unpray
| third-person singular present | unprays |
|---|---|
| present participle | unpraying |
| past participle | unprayed |
| past | unprayed |
Origin of unpray
From un- + pray.
Questions about unpray
- What does unpray mean?
- Unpray means to annul or revoke (something previously prayed for) by prayer.
- What part of speech is unpray?
- Unpray is a verb.
- How do you pronounce unpray?
- Unpray is pronounced /ʌnˈpɹeɪ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of unpray?
- The past tense of unpray is unprayed.
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