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unround

unround verb: to change (a vowel) so that it is no longer round.

Verb

unround (third-person singular simple present unrounds, present participle unrounding, simple past and past participle unrounded)

  1. (ergative) To change (a vowel) so that it is no longer round.

Adjective

unround (comparative more unround, superlative most unround)

  1. Not round.

Forms of unround

Verb
third-person singular presentunrounds
present participleunrounding
past participleunrounded
pastunrounded
Adjective
comparativemore unround
superlativemost unround

Origin of unround

From un- + round.

Questions about unround

What does unround mean?
Unround means to change (a vowel) so that it is no longer round.
What part of speech is unround?
Unround can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of unround?
The past tense of unround is unrounded.

Words near unround in the dictionary

  1. unrotund
  2. unrouged
  3. unrough
  4. unroughened
  5. unroughly
  6. unround
  7. unroundable
  8. unrounded
  9. unrounded vowel
  10. unrounded vowels
  11. unrounding

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