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unlive

un·live
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-liv]
    • /ʌnˈlɪv/
    • /ˈʌn.ˈlɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-liv]
    • /ʌnˈlɪv/

Definitions of unlive word

  • verb with object unlive to undo or reverse (past life, experiences, etc.): to unlive his crimes by making retribution. 1
  • verb unlive to live so as to nullify, undo, or live down (past events or times) 0
  • verb transitive unlive to live so as to wipe out the results of; live down 0
  • verb transitive unlive to annul or wipe out (past experience, etc.) 0
  • verb unlive (Transitive Verb) To bereave or deprive of life; make unalive. 0
  • verb unlive (Transitive Verb) To live (a period of time) in reverse, so that it ceases to have happened. 0

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Origin of unlive

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; un-2 + live1

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Parts of speech for Unlive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unlive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unlive usage trend in Literature

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