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unstates

unstates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unstate.

Meaning of unstate

Verb (1)

unstate (third-person singular simple present unstates, present participle unstating, simple past and past participle unstated)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of state or dignity.
    • I would unstate myself, to be in a due resolution.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Verb (2)

unstate (third-person singular simple present unstates, present participle unstating, simple past and past participle unstated)

  1. (transitive) To withdraw (something previously stated); to unsay or retract.
    • Of course protectionists will be indignant at this plain way of stating the case; but see if they can unstate it.1884, H. W. Furber, Which? Protection, Free Trade, Or Revenue Reform, page 204

Questions about unstates

What is unstates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unstates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unstate.

Words near unstates in the dictionary

  1. unstated
  2. unstatedly
  3. unstatedness
  4. unstateliness
  5. unstately
  6. unstates
  7. unstatesmanlike
  8. unstatesmanly
  9. unstatic
  10. unstating
  11. unstation

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