unlive

[ uhn-liv ]
/ ʌnˈlɪv /

verb (used with object), un·lived, un·liv·ing.

to undo or reverse (past life, experiences, etc.): to unlive his crimes by making retribution.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
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Origin of unlive

First recorded in 1585–95; un-2 + live1

Words nearby unlive

unlink, unlisted, unlisted securities market, unlistenable, unlit, unlive, unload, unloanable, unlock, unlocked, unlooked
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Example sentences from the Web for unlive

  • Seeing the mishap from the shore, our Captain sung out to the boys to save whatever of the unlive stock in it they could.

    Buckskin Mose|Buckskin Mose

  • He might live them over or live them down, but unlive them he could not.

    Phases of an Inferior Planet|Ellen Glasgow

  • Thus they unlive their former lives, and commence men by forgetting that they ever have been boys.

    The History of Virginia, in Four Parts|Robert Beverley

British Dictionary definitions for unlive

unlive
/ (ʌnˈlɪv) /

verb

(tr) to live so as to nullify, undo, or live down (past events or times)
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