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unpurposes

unpurposes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unpurpose.

Meaning of unpurpose

Verb

unpurpose (third-person singular simple present unpurposes, present participle unpurposing, simple past and past participle unpurposed)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of a purpose; to remove or derail the purpose of.
    • O, Goodness ! help me to unplan that plan, and to unpurpose that purpose !1854, Henry H. Tator, Brother Jonathan's Cottage

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Questions about unpurposes

What is unpurposes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unpurposes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unpurpose.

Words near unpurposes in the dictionary

  1. unpurposeful
  2. unpurposefully
  3. unpurposefulness
  4. unpurposelike
  5. unpurposely
  6. unpurposes
  7. unpurposing
  8. unpurposive
  9. unpurposively
  10. unpurposiveness
  11. unpurse

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