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unstamp

unstamp verb: to undo the act of stamping something; to remove a stamp from.

Verb

unstamp (third-person singular simple present unstamps, present participle unstamping, simple past and past participle unstamped)

  1. (rare, transitive) To undo the act of stamping something; to remove a stamp from.
    • At present let man sin as he may, and strive as he will, to unstamp his soul of the seal of God upon it, and the superscription of original virtue, he cannot do it.1843, James Garbett (Archdeacon of Chichester), Parochial Sermons (volume 1, page 267)
    • If you gave a wrong number he would penalize you by marking an extra bag for Mangoloana which meant that you would have to fight to get him to unstamp that bag.1986, William Beinart, Peter Delius, Stanley Trapido, Putting a Plough to the Ground, page 352

Forms of unstamp

third-person singular presentunstamps
present participleunstamping
past participleunstamped
pastunstamped

Origin of unstamp

From un- + stamp.

Questions about unstamp

What does unstamp mean?
Unstamp means to undo the act of stamping something; to remove a stamp from.
What part of speech is unstamp?
Unstamp is a verb.
What is the past tense of unstamp?
The past tense of unstamp is unstamped.

Words near unstamp in the dictionary

  1. unstall
  2. unstalled
  3. unstalling
  4. unstalls
  5. unstammering
  6. unstamp
  7. unstampable
  8. unstamped
  9. unstampeded
  10. unstamping
  11. unstamps

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