unterminate
unterminate verb: to undo the termination of; to restore to an active or valid state.
Verb
unterminate (third-person singular simple present unterminates, present participle unterminating, simple past and past participle unterminated)
- To undo the termination of; to restore to an active or valid state.
- But, after decades of struggle by the terminated Coquilles to unterminate ourselves, Congress was compelled to right one wrong and asked the tribe as part of its restoration act of 1989 to become economically self-sufficient.2004, Troy Anderson, The Way of Go, page 37
Forms of unterminate
| third-person singular present | unterminates |
|---|---|
| present participle | unterminating |
| past participle | unterminated |
| past | unterminated |
Origin of unterminate
From un- + terminate.
Questions about unterminate
- What does unterminate mean?
- Unterminate means to undo the termination of; to restore to an active or valid state.
- What part of speech is unterminate?
- Unterminate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unterminate?
- The past tense of unterminate is unterminated.
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