unvolunteer
unvolunteer verb: to withdraw from volunteering; to revoke one's own voluntary status.
Verb
unvolunteer (third-person singular simple present unvolunteers, present participle unvolunteering, simple past and past participle unvolunteered)
- To withdraw from volunteering; to revoke one's own voluntary status.
- Which means, in practice, that quite often we expect to unvolunteer whenever we feel like it. If our feelings are hurt, we unvolunteer. We go AWOL at our convenience, and think there should be no consequences.2008, Carl Wells, The Army of God: the Church, page 26
- The IRS won't tell you how to “unvolunteer” or how your consent was procured, because they want everyone to be indentured government slaves in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment.2020, Family Guardian Fellowship, The Great IRS Hoax, Form #11.302
Forms of unvolunteer
| third-person singular present | unvolunteers |
|---|---|
| present participle | unvolunteering |
| past participle | unvolunteered |
| past | unvolunteered |
Origin of unvolunteer
From un- + volunteer.
Questions about unvolunteer
- What does unvolunteer mean?
- Unvolunteer means to withdraw from volunteering; to revoke one's own voluntary status.
- What part of speech is unvolunteer?
- Unvolunteer is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unvolunteer?
- The past tense of unvolunteer is unvolunteered.
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