unprivate
unprivate adjective: not private.
Adjective
unprivate (comparative more unprivate, superlative most unprivate)
- Not private.
- my unprivate life as Mayor1963, Cleveland Amory, Earl Blackwell, Celebrity Register, volume 2, page 172
- Synonyms:
- nonprivate
Verb
unprivate (third-person singular simple present unprivates, present participle unprivating, simple past and past participle unprivated)
- To make not private.
- But the HP41 private mode was easily defeated. I still have my HP 41 and it's^([sic]) card reader. I was looking thru the cards recently and ran across one that is used to 'UNprivate' a program. Load the private program, then run the UNprivate card and the program is viewable.1995 September 20, JJAker [username; Jack Aker], “Copy-Protecting HP48G/GX Programs”, in comp.sys.hp48 (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Mar 2024
- I run OS3.0 on a Vx. I put in a daily repeating floater to remind me to take a pill at a certain hour, and designated it as private, and it dutifully disappeared (I know I have to 'unprivate' it using the OS security, which is a bit of a bother, but at least don't have to see it all the time).2000 October 31, CircleSerpent [username], “DateBk4 - question”, in comp.sys.palmtops.pilot (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Mar 2024
- Synonyms:
- deprivatize, unprivatize
Examples of unprivate in a sentence
- I have removed the password easily but cannot work out how to 'unprivate' my files and make my files viewable to other users etc.2005 November 21, AJM [username], “user account management”, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (Usenet), archived from the...
- Because if all I do is set priovate,^([sic]) the tablet unprivates it […]2012 December 1, Eleonore Beaudoin, “This had me just in awe, smiles and tears!”, in alt.support.loneliness (Usenet), archived from the...
- While Shay has yet to make his official return to the web, or YouTube, he has since unprivated his Instagram page.2017 August 16, Rebecka Schumann, “Shay Carl’s Cam Girl Getting Death Threats After YouTube Scandal”, in International Business Times...
- Joshua has since unprivated his Instagram account to respond to Shannon’s accusations.2020 December 16, Rachel Yohannan, “Joshua Ang’s Ex-Wife Makes Domestic Abuse Allegations, Says He Threatened Her With Knife & Drill”, in...
Synonyms of unprivate
Forms of unprivate
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more unprivate |
| superlative | most unprivate |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | unprivates |
| present participle | unprivating |
| past participle | unprivated |
| past | unprivated |
Origin of unprivate
From un- + private.
Questions about unprivate
- What does unprivate mean?
- Unprivate means not private.
- How do you use unprivate in a sentence?
- I have removed the password easily but cannot work out how to 'unprivate' my files and make my files viewable to other users etc.
- What part of speech is unprivate?
- Unprivate can be an adjective or a verb.
Words near unprivate in the dictionary
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