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unspecify

unspecify verb: to undo the specification of.

Verb

unspecify (third-person singular simple present unspecifies, present participle unspecifying, simple past and past participle unspecified)

  1. (transitive) To undo the specification of.
    • If you want to unspecify a shader in a program (that is, no longer use it), just give its vertex, fragment, tessellation, or geometry command with no arguments.2016, Mike Bailey, Steve Cunningham, Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, page 78

Forms of unspecify

third-person singular presentunspecifies
present participleunspecifying
past participleunspecified
pastunspecified

Origin of unspecify

From un- + specify.

Questions about unspecify

What does unspecify mean?
Unspecify means to undo the specification of.
What part of speech is unspecify?
Unspecify is a verb.
What is the past tense of unspecify?
The past tense of unspecify is unspecified.

Words near unspecify in the dictionary

  1. unspecified
  2. unspecified anxiety disorder
  3. unspecified anxiety disorders
  4. unspecifiedly
  5. unspecifies
  6. unspecify
  7. unspecifying
  8. unspeciose
  9. unspecious
  10. unspecked
  11. unspeckled

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