unbe

verb

Etymology

From un- + be.

  1. derived from *h₁ésti
  2. inherited from wesan
  3. derived from *h₂wes-
  4. inherited from *wesaną
  5. inherited from *wesan
  6. inherited from ġebēon
  7. inherited from been — “to be
  8. inherited from *bʰuHyéti
  9. inherited from *beuną
  10. inherited from bēon
  11. inherited from been
  12. prefixed as unbe — “un- + be

Definitions

  1. To deprive (someone or something) of being

    To deprive (someone or something) of being; to make nonexistent.

  2. To lack being

    To lack being; to be nonexistent.

    • I cannot bear my fate as writ, / I'd have my life unbe; Would turn my memory to a blot, / Make every relic of me rot, / My doings be as they were not, / And what they've brought to me!
    • There is a saying that unseen is as good as unbeen; but in this case it was otherwise—unseen, Master Malrubius was more palpably present than ever before.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA