unlive

[uhn-liv]

verb (used with object)

unlived, unliving 

1. to undo or reverse (past life, experiences, etc.).

   to unlive his crimes by making retribution.

unlive

/ ʌnˈlɪv /

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of unlive¹

First recorded in 1585–95; un- ² + live ¹

Example Sentences

I can’t really imagine, had I not gotten the chance to practice and do this work, how unlived my life would feel.

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So where do you draw the line between unliving protein and living organism?

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“Up to a certain point, I’m living their unlived lives,” she said.

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“The ghosts of those unlived lives circle close around Mr. McNamara.”

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What the psychoanalyst Adam Phillips calls “the unlived life” is the one that invariably seems to preoccupy them most.

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