unquit
unquit verb: to undo the effects of quitting; to start again.
Verb
unquit (third-person singular simple present unquits, present participle unquitting, simple past and past participle unquit)
- To undo the effects of quitting; to start again.
- In my effort to conceive, I've tried acupressure, chiropractic, Reiki, quitting wheat, quitting dairy, quitting sugar, quitting meat, unquitting meat, eating lots of ice cream, expensive supplements, charting ovulation, Chinese herbs, yoga, breathing, meditation, hypnosis, ayurveda, muscle testing...2015 April 6, Jillian Lauren, “How Do You Know When It's Time to Stop Trying?”, in Elle, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2017
- Boy. Get ready to unquit smoking.2017 May 26, Zachary Lipez, “The Guide to Getting into Nick Cave”, in VICE, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2022
Adjective
unquit (not comparable)
- Not repaid or answered; unrequited.
- Should I be asked why this man should not be brought within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia so as to punish him—was he to go unquit by justice for his offences?—my answer would at once be: No, gentlemen, not for one moment.1859, Robert M. De Witt, John Edwin Cook, The Life, Trial, and Execution of Captain John Brown, page 88
- Synonyms:
- unquitted
Examples of unquit in a sentence
- Looming over any fresh attempt at vegetarianism is the specter of the first time I quit, when I unquit for almost no reason2020 March 10, Sarah Miller, “Eating meat is inhumane, bad for the environment, and harmful to my health. I still can't give it up.”, in...
- Maggie has to "unquit" her job but they've already hired someone new and Ben hasn't been to work in days which still perplexes me because it wasn't that long ago that the board shop was very broke.2020 July 6, Stephanie McKenna, “Home and Away Review: Willow uncovers Jasmine's dark web secrets”, in The West Australian, archived from...
Synonyms of unquit
Forms of unquit
| third-person singular present | unquits |
|---|---|
| present participle | unquitting |
| past participle | unquit |
| past | unquit |
Origin of unquit
From un- + quit.
Words that rhyme with unquit
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Questions about unquit
- What does unquit mean?
- Unquit means to undo the effects of quitting; to start again.
- How do you use unquit in a sentence?
- Looming over any fresh attempt at vegetarianism is the specter of the first time I quit, when I unquit for almost no reason
- What part of speech is unquit?
- Unquit can be a verb or an adjective.
- What is the past tense of unquit?
- The past tense of unquit is unquit.
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