unsuit
unsuit verb: to cause to fail to suit; to make (something or someone) unfit.
Verb
unsuit (third-person singular simple present unsuits, present participle unsuiting, simple past and past participle unsuited)
- To cause to fail to suit; to make (something or someone) unfit.
- Cardinal Cullen, in his evidence before the Educational Committee, given in their report of 1870, frankly stated his opinion that education should be limited to "the three R's, the reading of the Scriptures, and the history of the Church. Too much education would make the poor discontented with...1880 February 2, John Jay, “The Roman Catholic Question”, in The International Review, volume 8, page 292
- It is a sunny, cheerful tree, full of glorious vitality, and always beautiful, though it may have faults that unsuit it for some places.1881, Frank Jesup Scott, The Art of Beautifying Suburban Home Grounds of Small Extent-, page 388
- To take off a suit.
- The unsuiting and suiting up procedure was time-consuming and there was a risk of upsetting switches in the process, and he saw little point in taking off his suit now because they would require to suit up for the rendezvous.·2004, David Michael Harland, How NASA Learned to Fly in Space: An Exciting Account of the Gemini Missions, page 115
- Drooble also unsuits, more slowly than his Captain, and follows him as he stomps impatiently towards the bridge.2009, Neal Asher ·, Orbus: Spatterjay 3
- To dismiss the legal suit of (a plaintiff)
- It is now the settled law that the burden of proof is upon the railway administration who seeks to unsuit the plaintiff on the ground of limitation, to establish that the loss occurred beyond one year from the date of institution of the suit.1970, Charles Dickenson Field, T. L. Venkatarama Aiyar, C. D. Field's Law of Evidence, in India and Pakistan
- I do not think, however, that there can be a reasonable doubt in anyone's mind as to who the real parties are before this court despite the extremely shoddy pleadings, and I am not disposed to unsuit the real applicants on this somewhat tenuous basis (Makka v Meat Master NHK 11/2/298 unreported.)1991, Industrial law journal: including the industrial law reports, page 163
Noun
unsuit (plural unsuits)
- A swimsuit made of cloth that allows through UVB rays so that the wearer can tan through the suit.
- unsuits, knitted or crocheted, of man-made fibres, children's wear1971, Hong Kong Trade Statistics, page 9
- Made of a special cotton fabric and available in men's and women's styles, the unsuit, at a price of $35 and up, is already making its mark.1985, Cancer News - Volumes 39-43, page 3
- A legal suit that is dismissed by the judge.
- The years around 1669-1671 show a better than average share of withdrawals and unsuits.1978, Alexander Clarence Flick, New York History: Quarterly Journal of the New York State, page 291.
Examples of unsuit in a sentence
- Too much education would make the poor discontented with their lot, and unsuit them for following the plough, using the spade, hammering iron, and building walls."1880 February 2, John Jay, “The Roman Catholic Question”, in The International Review, volume 8, page 292:
- Being too tall would unsuit the person concerned from, say, being a bus-conductor in a situation where most buses have low ceilings!1973, Tai Wei Tan, Our Social Framework and Its Ethical Basis, page 62:
- Nothing untoward happens to him, so he unsuits.2011, Ian Watson, The Butterflies of Memory:
- I will not unsuit this child if liability is made out against the hospital and Dr.2010, Kenneth Zarecor, A Darkness of Her Own, page 191:
Forms of unsuit
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | unsuits |
| present participle | unsuiting |
| past participle | unsuited |
| past | unsuited |
| Noun | |
| plural | unsuits |
Origin of unsuit
From un- + suit.
Questions about unsuit
- What does unsuit mean?
- Unsuit means to cause to fail to suit; to make (something or someone) unfit.
- How do you use unsuit in a sentence?
- Too much education would make the poor discontented with their lot, and unsuit them for following the plough, using the spade, hammering iron, and building walls."
- What part of speech is unsuit?
- Unsuit can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of unsuit?
- The past tense of unsuit is unsuited.
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