unsphere

[ uhn-sfeer ]
/ ʌnˈsfɪər /

verb (used with object), un·sphered, un·spher·ing.

to remove from its or one's sphere; displace.

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Origin of unsphere

First recorded in 1605–15; un-2 + sphere

Words nearby unsphere

unspeakable, unspecific, unspecified, unspectacular, unspent, unsphere, unspoiled, unspoken, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, unspotted
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British Dictionary definitions for unsphere

unsphere
/ (ʌnˈsfɪə) /

verb

(tr) mainly poetic to remove from its, one's, etc, sphere or place
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