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unsteal

verb

Etymology

From un- + steal.

  1. derived from *tsel-✻
  2. derived from *stel(H)-✻
  3. derived from *ster-✻
  4. prefixed as unsteal — “un + steal”

Definitions

  1. To reverse the process of stealing

    To reverse the process of stealing; to return, or never to have taken, something stolen.

    • You can't unshatter a bowl any more than you can unsteal a goat.
    • If I talk you up to the prince, will that be enough? Will you unsteal the pumpkin? Return it to the library?

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